Bouenza (can also be written as ''Buenza'' or ''Bwenza'') is a department of the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou,

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, and

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, and internationally, the

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. The regional capital is Madingou. Towns and cities include

Loudima Loudima (can also be written as ''Ludima'') is a town in the southern part of the Republic of Congo, in the Loudima District of the Bouenza Department. The town has about 20,000 inhabitants. Transport It is served by a station on the nationa ...

, Mouyondzi, Loutété and Nkayi.

Administrative divisions

Bouenza Department is divided into one commune and ten districts:

Districts

# Madingou District # Mouyondzi District #

Boko-Songho District Boko-Songho is a district in the Bouenza Region of southern Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring D ...

# Mfouati District #

Loudima District Loudima (can also be written as ''Ludima'') is a district in the Bouenza Region of southern Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Loudima Loudima (can also be written as ''Ludima'') is a town in the southern part of the Republic of Congo, ...

# Kayes District #

Kingoué District Kingoué (can also be written as ''Kingue'' or ''Kingwe'') is a district in the Bouenza Department of Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguou ...

Mabombo District Mabombo is a district in the Bouenza Department of Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic R ...

Tsiaki District Tsiaki is a district in the Bouenza Department of Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Re ...

# Yamba District

Communes

# Nkayi Commune # Madingou Commune

Demographics

The population is 363,850 in 2023, and the area is 12,265.4 km². (Tableau 1 & Tableau 3)

Industry and agriculture

Bouenza has some industry and

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s. Among the principal activities are a

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factory in Loutété,

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plantations in Nkayi, and there are reserves of

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and

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is provided by the Moukoukoulou Dam built in Mindouli.

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includes

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, groundnuts,

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and

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