Cuvette
Department
Cuvette, department of the Republic of the Congo
Cuvette, department of the Republic of the Congo
CountryRepublic of the Congo
CapitalOwando
Area
 • Total48,250 km2 (18,630 sq mi)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total156,044
 • Density3.2/km2 (8.4/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.

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

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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