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Haut-Ogooué is one of Gabon
Gabon

Gabon is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea to the west, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, and Cameroon to the north, with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south....
's nine provinces
Provinces of Gabon

|||}Gabon is divided into nine provinces -#Estuaire Province #Haut-Ogoou? #Moyen-Ogoou? #Ngouni? #Nyanga Province #Ogoou?-Ivindo #Ogoou?-Lolo ...
. It is named after the Ogooué River
Ogooué River

The Ogoou? , some 1,200km long, is the principal river of Gabon in west central Africa. Its Drainage basin drains nearly the entire country of Gabon, with some tributaries reaching into the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea....
. It covers an area of 36,547 km². The provincial capital is Franceville
Franceville

Franceville or Masuku is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 22,000 people. It lies on the River Mpassa and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road ....
. One of its primary industries is mining
Mining

Mining is the extraction of value minerals or other geology materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, Sodium chloride and potash....
, with manganese
Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. It has the atomic number 25. It is found as a Oxidation state in nature , and in many minerals....
, gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 and uranium
Uranium

Uranium is a silvery-gray metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table that has the chemical symbol U and atomic number 92....
 being found in the region. The uranium-bearing mineral
Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through Geology processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties....
 Francevillite takes its name from the primary city.






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Gabon Haut Ogooue
Haut-Ogooué is one of Gabon
Gabon

Gabon is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea to the west, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, and Cameroon to the north, with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south....
's nine provinces
Provinces of Gabon

|||}Gabon is divided into nine provinces -#Estuaire Province #Haut-Ogoou? #Moyen-Ogoou? #Ngouni? #Nyanga Province #Ogoou?-Ivindo #Ogoou?-Lolo ...
. It is named after the Ogooué River
Ogooué River

The Ogoou? , some 1,200km long, is the principal river of Gabon in west central Africa. Its Drainage basin drains nearly the entire country of Gabon, with some tributaries reaching into the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea....
. It covers an area of 36,547 km². The provincial capital is Franceville
Franceville

Franceville or Masuku is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 22,000 people. It lies on the River Mpassa and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road ....
. One of its primary industries is mining
Mining

Mining is the extraction of value minerals or other geology materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, Sodium chloride and potash....
, with manganese
Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. It has the atomic number 25. It is found as a Oxidation state in nature , and in many minerals....
, gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 and uranium
Uranium

Uranium is a silvery-gray metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table that has the chemical symbol U and atomic number 92....
 being found in the region. The uranium-bearing mineral
Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through Geology processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties....
 Francevillite takes its name from the primary city. It is the historical home of three cultures, the Obamba
Obamba

The Obamba are an ethnic group located largely in Gabon's Haut-Ogoou? Province. The Obamba people's traditional language is Mbama, which is often referred to as Obamba as well....
, Ndzabi and Téké
Teke

'Teke' can refer to several things:*Teke, peak in Hungary, a peak in Hungary.*Telekinesis as in George R.R. Martin's Nightflyers.*The 'Teke' are a tribe of southern Turkmenistan most famous for their horses, the Akhal-Teke desert horse....
. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger cities. In August 2006, its soccer club won the Gabon Independence Cup.

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

The Republic of the Congo , also known as Congo-Brazzaville or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda , and the Gulf of Guinea....
:
  • Cuvette-Ouest - northeast
  • Cuvette
    Cuvette

    A cuvette is a kind of laboratory glassware, usually a small tube of circular or square cross section, sealed at one end, made of plastic, glass, or optical grade quartz glass and designed to hold samples for Spectroscopy experiments....
     - east
  • Plateaux
    Plateaux Region (Congo)

    Plateaux is a Regions of the Republic of the Congo of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country. It borders the regions of Cuvette , L?koumou, and Pool , and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the east and Gabon on the west....
     - southeast
  • Lékoumou - south
  • Niari
    Niari

    Niari may refer to:* Niari Region* Kouilou-Niari River...
     - southwest
Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
  • Ogooué-Lolo
    Ogooué-Lolo

    The Ogoou?-Lolo province is one of the nine provinces of Gabon. The regional capital is Koulamoutou, a city of approximately 16,000 people. It is the ninth largest city in Gabon and the home of slightly more than one-third of the provincial population....
     - west
  • Ogooué-Ivindo
    Ogooué-Ivindo

    The Ogoou?-Ivindo province is the northeastern-most of the nine provinces of Gabon. The regional capital is Makokou, which is home to one-third of the provincial population....
     - north


Departments

Haut-Ogooué is divided into 8 departments:
  • Djoue Department
    Djoue Department

    Djoue is a Department of Haut-Ogoou? Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Onga, Gabon....
     (Onga)
  • Djououri-Aguilli Department
    Djououri-Aguilli Department

    Djououri-Aguilli is a Department of Haut-Ogoou? Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Bongoville....
     (Bongoville
    Bongoville

    Bongoville is a town in south eastern Gabon, lying east of Franceville. It was known as Lewai until its renaming for President of Gabon Omar Bongo, who was born in what was then a village but was greatly enlarged under his presidency....
    )
  • Lekoni-Lekori Department
    Lekoni-Lekori Department

    Lekoni-Lekori is a Department of Haut-Ogoou? Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Akieni.Towns and villages...
     (Akieni
    Akiéni

    Aki?ni is a small town in Lekoni-Lekori Department in Haut-Ogooue in north-eastern Gabon near the border with the Republic of the Congo....
    )
  • Lekoko Department
    Lekoko Department

    Lekoko is a Department of Haut-Ogoou? Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Bakoumba.Towns and villages...
     (Bakoumba
    Bakoumba

    Bakoumba is a town in south eastern Gabon with a population of around 2,500 - 3000 people. It lies south west of Moanda and was the headquarters for the COMILOG Cableway, carrying manganese from Moanda to Mbinda in Congo-Brazzaville....
    )
  • Lemboumbi-Leyou Department
    Lemboumbi-Leyou Department

    Lemboumbi-Leyou is a Department of Haut-Ogoou? Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Moanda.Towns and villages...
     (Moanda
    Moanda

    Moanda is one of the four largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogoou?. It is one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the Compagnie Mini?re de l'Ogoou? , which began mining in 1957....
    )
  • Mpassa Department
    Mpassa Department

    Mpassa is a Department of Haut-Ogoou? Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Franceville.Towns and villages...
     (Franceville
    Franceville

    Franceville or Masuku is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 22,000 people. It lies on the River Mpassa and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road ....
    )
  • Plateaux Department
    Plateaux Department

    Plateaux is a Department of Haut-Ogoou? Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital lies at L?coni.Towns and villages...
     (Leconi
    Léconi

    L?coni is a town in south eastern Gabon, lying east of Bongoville on the L?coni River, surrounded by the Bat?k? Plateau. It is known for the L?coni Canyons and L?coni Park, a private wildlife park also involved in agriculture....
    )
  • Sebe-Brikolo Department
    Sebe-Brikolo Department

    Sebe-Brikolo is a Department of Haut-Ogoou? Province in eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Okondja.Towns and villages...
     (Okondja
    Okondja

    Okandja is a town located in Haut-Ogoou? province, Gabon....
    )