Estuaire Province
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Estuaire | |
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Province | |
Estuaire Province in Gabon Estuaire Province in Gabon |
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Country | Gabon |
Capital | Libreville |
Area | |
• Total | 20,740 km2 (8,010 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 662,028 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Estuaire is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 20,740 km². The provincial capital is Libreville, which is also the national capital. The province is named for the Gabon Estuary, which is at the heart of the province.
Estuaire's western edge is the shores of the Gulf of Guinea. To the north, Estuaire borders the Republic of Equatorial Guinea: the Litoral Province in the northwest, and the Centro Sur Province in the northeast. Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
- Woleu-Ntem - east
- Moyen-Ogooué - south
- Ogooué-Maritime - southwest
Departments
Estuaire is divided into 6 departments:
- Komo Department (Kango)
- Komo-Mondah Department (Ntoum)
- Noya Department (Cocobeach)
- Cap Estérias Department (Cap Estérias)
- Komo-Océan Department (Ndzomoe)
- Libreville (department & capital city)
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