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Sangha
Department
Sangha, department of the Republic of the Congo
Country	Republic of the Congo
Capital	Ouesso
Area
• Total	55,800 km (21,500 sq mi)
Population
• Total	209,701
• Density	3.8/km (9.7/sq mi)
HDI (2021)	0.482 low · 8th of 12

Sangha is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the northern part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, and Likouala, and internationally, Cameroon, Gabon and the Central African Republic. The regional capital is Ouésso. Principal towns include Sembé and Souanké.

Administrative divisions

Sangha Department is divided into one commune and six districts:

Districts

1. Mokéko District
2. Sembé District
3. Souanké District
4. Pikounda District
5. N'gbala District
6. Kabo District

Communes

1. Ouésso Commune

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
2. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

External links

• The region's nature reserve system
• The difficult fight against HIV in Sangha
• Ecological survey of the region
• Historical review of the area's concession companies

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