Estuaire Province

Estuaire
Province
Estuaire Province in Gabon
Coordinates: 0°23′40″N 9°25′45″E / 0.39444°N 9.42917°ECoordinates: 0°23′40″N 9°25′45″E / 0.39444°N 9.42917°E
Country	Gabon
Capital	Libreville
Area
• Total	20,740 km^2 (8,010 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	662,028
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)

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:

• Woleu-Ntem - east
• Moyen-Ogooué - south
• Ogooué-Maritime - southwest

Departments

Estuaire is divided into 6 departments:

• Komo Department (Kango)
• Komo-Mondah Department (Ntoum)
• Noya Department (Cocobeach)
• Cap Estérias Department (Cap Estérias)
• Komo-Océan Department (Ndzomoe)
• Libreville (department & capital city)

External links

• Statoids, Departments of Gabon