Cuvette-Ouest Department
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Cuvette-Ouest | |
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Country | Republic of the Congo |
Capital | Ewo |
Area | |
• Total | 26,600 km2 (10,300 sq mi) |
Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 119,328 |
• Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
HDI (2018) | 0.514[1] low · 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
Communes
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ 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 Archived 2018-02-10 at the Wayback Machine; the total area of the new unit is 91 sq km.
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