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image by Olivier Touzeau, 29 Dec 2016
See also:Moyen-Ogooué Province is named after the Ogooué River. It covers an area of 18,535km²
and has 70.000 inhabitants. The provincial capital is Lambaréné, which
known for the world-renowned hospital founded there in 1913 by the Franco-German
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965).
Moyen-Ogooué is divided into 2 departments:
Abanga-Bigne (Ndjole)
Ogooue et les Lacs (Lambaréné).
Olivier Touzeau, 29 Dec 2016
The provincial flag, as seen during the 2016 inauguration of the President of Gabon, is white with the provincial coat-of-arms occupying 4/5 of the height in the centre.
The azure wavy fess symbolizes the river Ogooué and the
three besants represent the lakes of the region. Elephant are present in the
area.
Olivier Touzeau, 29 Dec 2016