Department of the Republic of the Congo
Department in Republic of the Congo
Bouenza (can also be written as Buenza or Bwenza
[2] ) is a
department of the
Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of
Lékoumou ,
Niari , and
Pool , and internationally, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo . The regional capital is
Madingou . Towns and cities include
Loudima ,
Mouyondzi ,
Loutété and
Nkayi .
Administrative divisions
Bouenza Department is divided into one commune and ten districts:
Districts
Madingou District
Mouyondzi District
Boko-Songho District
Mfouati District
Loudima District
Kayes District
Kingoué District
Part of the former Mouyondzi District
[3]
Mabombo District
Part of the former Madingou/Mouyondzi Districts (?)
[3]
Tsiaki District
Part of the former Mouyondzi District
[3]
Yamba District
Part of the former Mouyondzi District
[3]
Communes
Nkayi Commune
Madingou Commune
[4]
Demographics
The population is 363,850 in 2023,
[5] and the area is 12,265.4 km².
[6]
Industry and agriculture
Bouenza has some industry and
cash crops . Among the principal activities are a
cement factory in
Loutété ,
sugar cane plantations in Nkayi, and there are reserves of
copper ,
lead and
zinc .
Hydroelectric power is provided by the
Moukoukoulou Dam built in
Mindouli .
Farming includes
bananas ,
palm oil ,
groundnuts ,
tobacco and
beans .
[1]
See also
References
^
"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab" . hdi.globaldatalab.org . Retrieved 2018-09-13 .
^ Mayeul de Dreuille, La Bouenza, 1892-1992: les sources de l'église au Congo , Editions Beauchesne, 1994, p. 22
^
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b
c
d
"Situation géographique" (in French). Site Officiel de Mouyondzi, Bouenza, Congo-Brazzaville . Archived from
the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012 .
^ The urban community of Madingou 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
^
"Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information" . www.citypopulation.de . Retrieved 2024-01-16 .
^
"LE RGPH-2007 EN QUELQUES CHIFFRES" (PDF) (in French). Centre National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (CNSEE). 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012 . (Tableau 1 & Tableau 3)
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