Ngounié Province
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Ngounié | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 1°36′S 11°0′E / 1.600°S 11.000°E | |
Country | Gabon |
Capital | Mouila |
Area | |
• Total | 37,750 km2 (14,580 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 100,838 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
HDI (2017) | 0.617[1] medium |
Ngounié is a province of south-central Gabon covering an area of 3,775 kilometres (2,346 mi). Its capital is Mouila. At the 2013 census it had 100,838 inhabitants. In 2016, its governor was Benjamin Nzigou.[2]
History
The province is named after the Ngounié River, which crosses it with its many tributaries.
In December 1858 the French explorer
Geography
The geography varies from large expanses of
Population
Estimated at 101,415 inhabitants, the population of the Ngounié includes significant ethnic diversity including
All of these ethnic groups are Bantu.
Ethnic distribution
Ethnic group and number of inhabitants
Traditional social and religious organizations are still very present in the daily life of the province, especially Bwiti and Ndjembé (female secret society).
Legends and myths
Popular legends say that the province of Ngounié is protected by several genies. Thus the sirens Ipeti and Mougoumi, female genies living in
To the southeast, Ngounié borders the Niari Region of the Republic of the Congo. Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
- Nyanga – south
- Ogooué-Maritime – west
- Moyen-Ogooué – north
- Ogooué-Ivindo – northeast, at a quadripoint
- Ogooué-Lolo – east
Departments
Ngounié is divided into 9 departments:
- Boumi-Louetsi Department (Mbigou)
- Dola Department (Ndendé)
- Douya-Onoy Department (Mouila)
- Louetsi-Wano Department (Lébamba)
- Mandji)
- Ogoulou Department (Mimongo)
- Tsamba-Magotsi Department (Fougamou)
- Louetsi-Bibaka Department (Malinga)
- Mougalaba Department (Guietsou)
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Communiqué final du conseil des ministres du 11 février 2016". gabonactu.com (in French). February 12, 2016. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), United States Agency for International Development, via University of Maryland. Lopé-Chaillu-Louesse Landscape (PDF). p. 139.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ DiBADY MADENDI, Eric Gilles (1998). ETUDE DU MYTHE DU TSAMBA ET MAGOTSI SUR LA CONNAISSANCE DE LA METTALURGIE DU FER DANS LA REGION DE SINDARA-FOUGAMOU AU GABON (Thesis). Groupe interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches sur les sociétés africaines. Retrieved November 17, 2016.