Ogooué-Maritime Province

Ogooué-Maritime
Province
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Ogooué-Maritime Province in Gabon
Coordinates: 1°30′S 9°30′E / 1.500°S 9.500°E / -1.500; 9.500
Country	Gabon
Capital	Port-Gentil
Area
• Total	22,890 km2 (8,840 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	157,562
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.655[1] medium

Ogooué-Maritime is the westernmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 22,890 km². The provincial capital is Port-Gentil. It has a 2013 census population of 157,562.

The shores of Ogooué-Maritime are of the Gulf of Guinea to the northwest and the South Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. It is the only coastal province without a foreign border. On land, it borders the following provinces:

• Estuaire – north
• Moyen-Ogooué – northeast
• Ngounié – east
• Nyanga – southeast

Departments

Ogooué-Maritime is divided into 3 departments:

• Bendje Department (Port-Gentil)
• Etimboue Department (Omboue)
• Ndougou Department (Gamba)

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This page was last edited on 8 June 2022, at 23:50