Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a department of the

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in the western part of the country. Cuvette-Ouest is the least populated department in the country. It borders the departments of

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, and Plateaux, and internationally,

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. The capital is Ewo. Principal cities and towns include Kelle. Cuvette-Ouest has been the site of several outbreaks of the

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Administrative divisions

Cuvette-Ouest Department is divided into one commune and six districts:

Districts

Ewo District Ewo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western 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 Democr ...

Kelle District Kelle is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western 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 Demo ...

Mbomo District Mbomo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western 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 Demo ...

Okoyo District Okoyo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Department, 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 Democ ...

Etoumbi District Etoumbi is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest 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 Democr ...

Mbama District Mbama is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest 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 Democrat ...

Communes

# Ewo CommuneThe 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 ; the total area of the new unit is 91 sq km.

References

Republic of the Congo at GeoHive
Departments of the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-geo-stub