Cuvette-Ouest Department Explained

Cuvette-Ouest
Settlement Type:	Department
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Republic of the Congo
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Ewo
Area Total Km2:	26600
Population Total:	119,328
Population As Of:	2023 census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	HDI (2018)
Blank Info Sec1:	0.514^[1] · 9th of 12

Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. Cuvette-Ouest is the least populated department in the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette, Sangha, and Plateaux, and internationally, Gabon. The capital is Ewo. Principal cities and towns include Kelle.

Cuvette-Ouest has been the site of several outbreaks of the Ebola virus.

Administrative divisions

Cuvette-Ouest Department is divided into one commune and six districts:

Districts

1. Ewo District
2. Kelle District
3. Mbomo District
4. Okoyo District
5. Etoumbi District
6. Mbama District

Communes

1. Ewo Commune^[2]

References

• Republic of the Congo at GeoHive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
2. The urban community of Ewo gained the status of commune on March 16, 2017: http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_resource=2639&fn=jo_2017_12.pdf ; the total area of the new unit is 91 sq km.