Ogooué-Lolo | |
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Province | |
Ogooué-Lolo Province in Gabon |
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Coordinates: 1°0′S 12°30′E / 1.000°S 12.500°ECoordinates: 1°0′S 12°30′E / 1.000°S 12.500°E | |
Country | Gabon |
Capital | Koulamoutou |
Area | |
• Total | 25,380 km2 (9,800 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 65,771 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi) |
The Ogooué-Lolo Province is one of the nine provinces of Gabon. The regional capital is Koulamoutou, a city of approximately 16,000 people. It is the ninth largest city in Gabon and the home of slightly more than one-third of the provincial population.
Its length runs from the 3 S to 2 N and from 10 E to 11 E.
To the south, Ogooué-Lolo borders the Niari Region of the Republic of the Congo. Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
Ogooué-Lolo is divided into 4 departments:
The population from 1981 to 1991 lost slightly more than one tenth of the total 1981 population. The population loss was slower than other provinces in Gabon.