Place:Haut-Ogooué, Gabon

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NameHaut-Ogooué
Alt namesHaut-Ogoouésource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Coordinates2°S 14.0°E
Located inGabon
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Akiéni
Ancien Ekalla
Franceville
Léconi
Moanda
Okandja
Okondja
Omoy
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Haut-Ogooué is the southeasternmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It is named after the Ogooué River. It covers an area of 36,547 km2. The provincial capital is Franceville. One of its primary industries is mining, with manganese, gold and uranium being found in the region. The uranium-bearing mineral Francevillite takes its name from the primary city. It is the historical home of three cultures, the Obamba, Ndzebi and Téké. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger cities. [1] In August 2006, its soccer club won the Gabon Independence Cup. [2]

To the northeast, east, and south, Haut-Ogooué borders several regions of the Republic of the Congo:

Domestically, it borders the following provinces:

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