Estuaire Province
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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:
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
's nine provinces
Provinces of Gabon
||Gabon is divided into nine provinces -#Estuaire #Haut-Ogooué #Moyen-Ogooué #Ngounié #Nyanga #Ogooué-Ivindo #Ogooué-Lolo #Ogooué-Maritime...
. It covers an area of 20,740 km². The provincial capital is Libreville
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
, which is also the national capital. The province is named for the Gabon Estuary
Gabon Estuary
The Gabon River or Gabon Estuary is a short wide estuary in the west of Gabon. The capital Libreville has a large port on the north bank of the estuary which collects water from the River Komo and River Ebe. The estuary empties into the Gulf of Guinea. The estuary is locally known as the Estuaire...
, which is at the heart of the province.
Estuaire's western edge is the shores of the Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian is in the gulf....
. To the north, Estuaire borders the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
: the Litoral Province
Litoral Province (Equatorial Guinea)
Litoral Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Bata the other two cities are Mbini and Kogo. The Littoral Province has the largest population of Equatorial Guinea....
in the northwest, and the Centro Sur Province
Centro Sur Province
Centro Sur Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Evinayong.Centro Sur borders Gabon's Estuaire Province in the southwest and Woleu-Ntem Province in the southeast, and Cameroon's South Province in the north...
in the northeast. Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
- Woleu-NtemWoleu-NtemWoleu-Ntem is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 38,465 km². The provincial capital is Oyem.As Woleu-Ntem is the most northerly province of Gabon, it is the only province that borders Cameroon, as well as bordering the Republics of Equatorial Guinea and of the Congo...
- east - Moyen-OgoouéMoyen-OgoouéMoyen-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 18,535 km². The provincial capital is Lambaréné.Alone among the provinces of Gabon, Moyen-Ogooué has neither seacoast nor a foreign border...
- south - Ogooué-MaritimeOgooué-MaritimeOgooué-Maritime is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 22,890 km². The provincial capital is Port-Gentil. It has an estimated population of 137,993....
- southwest
Departments
Estuaire is divided into 5 departments:- Komo DepartmentKomo DepartmentKomo is a department of Estuaire Province in western Gabon. The capital lies at Kango....
(KangoKangoKango is a town in the Estuaire Province of Gabon, West Africa, lying on the Komo River and the N1 road. It has a station near the Trans-Gabon Railway, where the railway bridges the Gabon Estuary....
) - Komo-Mondah DepartmentKomo-Mondah DepartmentKomo-Mondah is a department of Estuaire Province in western Gabon. The capital lies at Ntoum.- Ecology:The Department contains the protected Mondah Forest....
(NtoumNtoumNtoum is a town located in Estuaire Province, Gabon. It is the capital of the Komo-Mondah Department.- Transport :* It is located on the Trans-Gabon Railway about 40 km east of the capital Libreville, and is the proposed junction for the line to the iron ore exporting port of Santa Clara....
) - Noya DepartmentNoya DepartmentNoya is a department of Estuaire Province in western Gabon. The capital lies at Cocobeach.-Towns and villages:The village Milembié is at 40km to Cocobeach when coming from Libreville...
(CocobeachCocobeachCocobeach is a town in northwestern Gabon, lying on the south bank of the Muni River. It is the capital of the Noya Department. It has a beach and is the main border town for Equatorial Guinea, ferries sailing to Cogo across the river and the border....
) - Cap Estérias Department (Cap Estérias)
- Komo-Océan Department (Ndzomoé)