Haut-Ogooué Province

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 (14,111 sq mi). 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 [fr] and Téké. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger cities.^[3] In August 2006, its soccer club won the Gabon Independence Cup.^[4]

Country Gabon

CapitalFranceville

HDI (2017)0.683^[2]
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Haut-Ogooué
Province
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Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon
Coordinates: 1°38′S 13°35′E
Country	Gabon
Capital	Franceville
Area
• Total	36,547 km2 (14,111 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	250,799[1]
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.683[2] medium

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

• Cuvette-Ouest – northeast
• Cuvette – east
• Plateaux – southeast
• Lékoumou – south
• Niari – southwest

Domestically, it borders the following provinces:

• Ogooué-Lolo – west
• Ogooué-Ivindo – north