Gabon, Provinces

If you are intending to go to Gabon and are clueless about the country itself, do not worry, this geographic post will give you the minimum required knowledge about the Gabonese provinces. 

First of all, Gabonese provinces are coded in the format G-number helping people the government to easily allocate relevant data from them, especially when establishing identity documents.

G1- Estuaire

Estuaire (French word for Estuary) is the province where is located the Capital Libreville with its Leon Mba international airport. From the Libreville, it is easy to reach the rest of the entire country.
The Estuaire province gathers mostly two principal Ethnic Tribes: The Fang, and the Myene. 

City Of Libreville

G2 - Haut Ogooué


The Haut-Ogooué whose capital is franceville is a province known for its high lands known as "plateaux batéké" and its famous canyon of Lecony.

City of Franceville

City of moanda

The Main cities are Franceville (Province's Capital) and Moanda, the industrial city where you will find the 3rd world's greatest Manganese ore deposit. 
The main local tribes are Teke, Ndoumou, Obamba.

G3 - Moyen Ogooue
The Ogooue river passes trough Lambarene which is the capital of this province. It is also worldy known to be the city where the famous Doctor Albert Schweitzer spent a consideral part of his career building the Albert Schweitzer Hospital there. The main local tribes are essentially Fang and Myene.

The Albert Schweitzer Hospital

G4 - Ngounie

Mouila is the capital and main city of this province whose main tribes are Bandjabi, Bakélé, Nzébi, Mitsogho

Ngounie Scenery

G5 - Nyanga

The province capital is Tchibanga , the major local tribe is Punu. This province reflects the beauty of the gabonese nature as a whole.

Nyanga's Plains Wildlife

G6 - Ogooué Ivindo

With its incredible equatorial forest, this province offers a rich natural content. With Makokou as capital, the province's main tribes are Bakota, Fang.

Djidji Waterfalls - Ogooue Ivindo

G7 - Ogooué Lolo

Koulamoutou is the capital, the city can be reached via the national railway, (Setrag) allowing to enjoy the Gabonese Landscape. The Major local tribe is Nzebi.

Lope Reserve - Okanda

G8 - Ogooué Maritime

The Capital Port Gentil is the industrial and economical Capital of the country, having several Oil orientated companies that are listed in the major worlwide stock exchange such as Total (French Cac 40), Shell (mostly located in Gamba) Addax Petroleum Etc. The Major Tribes are Myené, Punu.

Total Oil Platform

Get away beach - Port Gentil

G9 - Woleu Ntem

A province rich in culture, the only province where only one tribe lives, The Fang tribe. With a rich forest and an amazing cultural content, this province is the northern boarder of Gabon.

 

Sunset In the Equatorial Forest

Nature and Awesomeness, A Trip to Gabon

You may be a nature freak, looking for a place filled with excitement. You are thinking about paying a visit to an African country but you are not really certain about the most suitable place where you will feel safe and have a tremendous experience. You should therefore consider going to Gabon.

Lope National Park

Gabon is a french speaking African country located  in central Africa whose capital and main city is Libreville. with a population of 1,5 millions, the country shares its west coast with the Atlantic ocean, its northern boarder with Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea,its Southern and eastern boarder with The Popular Republic of Congo. More than 85% of its territory is covered by the equatorial forest, protected by 13 natural reserves and Parks among which tourists from all other the world will enjoy to see and discover nature in its true form.The currency used there is the franc CFA, 1 Euro = 656 FCFA roughly. It is a country that has been stable since acquiring its independence in 1960, never facing war. 

Lecony Canyon

Among the wonderful sites you would definitely want to visit in Gabon, you may want to go to the Lope National Park in the center of the country, a natural reserve where beauty meets comfort and true satisfaction. It has many hotels located in a beautiful valley that is crossed by the Ogooue river, the main Gabonese watercourse. Mountains, plains, and wildlife are among the features that this outstanding reserve has to offer. The easiest way to get there will be by train, leaving Libreville the main city. You can also consider going by car as an alternative . Visiting the vast and astonishing Lecony canyon in the south east province of Haut-Ogooue is also a worth doing trip, a place crafted by nature over thousands of years. That beautiful canyon is almost the symbol of the entire province. You can reach the canyon by leaving Libreville by train if you want to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the country throughout its railway (around 10 hours) getting off at Franceville, the final destination, then taking a car to Lecony, the closest city to the canyon. Or take off from libreville to Mvengue (Franceville's airport) and then go on a car trip to Lecony.

Poubara Waterfalls

The Poubara waterfalls, The Cristal mountains and many more attractions await you there. You will enjoy the tropical weather and everything that the gabonese nature has to offer to its visitors, so look for the nearest travel agencies, pack your bags and get ready to go for an unforgettable experience.

Some French words for greetings

Good morning: Bonjour  

How are you? Comment allez vous?

I'm well and you? Je vais bien et vous?

very well thanks: Je vais très bien merci