Ogooué-Ivindo Province
Ogooué-Ivindo | |
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Ogooué-Ivindo Province in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 0°36′N 12°42′E / 0.600°N 12.700°E | |
| Country | Gabon |
| Capital | Makokou |
| Area | |
• Total | 46,075 km2 (17,790 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 63,293 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.690 medium |
Ogooué-Ivindo Province is the northeasternmost of Gabon's nine provinces, though its Lopé Department is in the very center of the country. It gets its name from two rivers, the Ogooué and the Ivindo. This province, containing thousands of square kilometres of rainforest, is the largest and most sparsely populated and much less developed than the rest of the country. As of 2013 it had a population of 63,293 people. The principal town is Makokou.