Lékoumou Department Explained

Lékoumou
Settlement Type:Department
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Republic of the Congo
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sibiti
Area Total Km2:20950
Population Total:100559
Population As Of:2023 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2021)
Blank Info Sec1:0.465[1]
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Lékoumou (can also be written as Lekumu) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, and the nation of Gabon. The regional capital is Sibiti. Principal cities and towns include Komono and Zanaga.

Administrative divisions

Lékoumou Department is divided into five districts:

Districts

  1. Sibiti District
  2. Komono District
  3. Zanaga District
  4. Bambama District
  5. Mayéyé District

Economy

Subsistence farming, carried out by small producers (cassava, peanuts, tarots, plantain, squash, sorrel, ginger, artisanal palm oil), and arboriculture (safoutiers, mango trees, bananas) are the main agricultural activities. The timber industry is an important activity. The Lékoumou contains iron deposits, the most important of which is that of Zanaga. Its exploitation by a partnership between the South African Zanaga Iron Ore Company and the Swiss group Glencore Xstrata, is subject to the rise in world iron prices.

The region offers tourist wealth oriented towards the discovery of the country, the forest, the villages and their products. A liana bridge, located towards Bambama, near the village of Simonbondo, on the Gabonese border, is famous for the choice of natural materials and their assembly, making it possible to cross 74 m. without intermediate support

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.