Cuvette Department Explained

Cuvette
Settlement Type:	Department
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Republic of the Congo
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Owando
Area Total Km2:	48250
Population Total:	316599
Population As Of:	2023 census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	HDI (2018)
Blank Info Sec1:	0.580^[1] · 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. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 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
4. New district created on March 16, 2017 : Web site: Loi n° 11-2017. sgg.cg. en. 2023-08-17. 2018-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003039/http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_resource=2639&fn=jo_2017_12.pdf. dead.

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