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Cuvette-Ouest
Department
Cuvette-Ouest, department of the Republic of the CongoCuvette-Ouest, department of the Republic of the Congo
CountryRepublic of the Congo
CapitalEwo
Area
 • Total26,600 km (10,300 sq mi)
Population
 • Total119,328
 • Density4.5/km (12/sq mi)
HDI (2018)0.514
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

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

Communes

  1. Ewo Commune


References

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 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 Archived 2018-02-10 at the Wayback Machine; the total area of the new unit is 91 sq km.
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