Cuvette Department

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Cuvette, department of the Republic of the Congo
Country Republic of the Congo
Capital Owando
Area
  Total48,250 km2 (18,630 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
  Total316,599
  Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
HDI (2018)0.580 [1]
medium · 3rd of 12

Cuvette is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette-Ouest, Likouala, Plateaux, and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital is Owando. Cities and towns include Boundji, Makoua and Okoyo.

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Administrative divisions

Cuvette Department is divided into one commune and nine districts: [2] [3]

Districts

  1. Makoua District
  2. Boundji District
  3. Mossaka District
  4. Loukoléla District
  5. Oyo District
  6. Ngoko District
  7. Ntokou District
  8. Tchikapika District
  9. Bokoma District [4]

Communes

  1. Commune of Owando

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References

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. Sources on the administrative divisions are listed in the main article Departments of the Republic of the Congo
  3. Décret n° 2008-891 du 31 décembre 2008 portant nomination des sous-préfets cited on the Zenga Mambu website Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. New district created on March 16, 2017 : "Loi n° 11-2017" (PDF). sgg.cg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2023-08-17.


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