Ogooué-Maritime Province

Ogooué-Maritime
Province
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Ogooué-Maritime Province in Gabon
Coordinates: 1°30′S 9°30′E
Country	Gabon
Capital	Port-Gentil
Area
• Total	22,890 km^2 (8,840 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	157,562
• Density	6.9/km^2 (18/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.702[1] high

Ogooué-Maritime is the westernmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 22,890 km^2. 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

Departments of Ogooué-Maritime

Ogooué-Maritime is divided into 3 departments:

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

Economy

• Rabi Kounga oil field[2]

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
2. "Oil and Gas in Gabon". mbendi.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2013-06-04.