Moyen-Ogoou� Province (Gabon)

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image by Olivier Touzeau, 29 Dec 2016

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• Description of the flag

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Background

Moyen-Ogoou� Province is named after the Ogoou� River. It covers an area of 18,535km� and has 70.000 inhabitants.  The provincial capital is Lambar�n�, which known for the world-renowned hospital founded there in 1913 by the Franco-German Nobel Peace Prize winner, Albert Schweitzer (1875�1965).
Moyen-Ogoou� is divided into 2 departments:
Abanga-Bigne (Ndjole)
Ogooue et les Lacs (Lambar�n�).
Olivier Touzeau, 29 Dec 2016

Description of the flag

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 Ogoou� and the three besants represent the lakes of the region. Elephant are present in the area.
Olivier Touzeau, 29 Dec 2016