Cuvette is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country. It borders the departments of

Cuvette-Ouest 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 and Sangha, and Gabon. The ...

, Likouala,

Plateaux In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

, and

Sangha Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; Sangha is often used as a surname across these languages. It was historically used in a political context t ...

, and internationally, the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

and

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

. The capital is Owando. Cities and towns include Boundji,

Makoua Makoua is a town in the Republic of the Congo, lying at the southern edge of the rainforest, north of Owando. It is home to an airport. It lies on the equator. Climate Makouas has a tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, ...

and Okoyo.

Administrative divisions

Cuvette Department is divided into one commune and nine districts:

Districts

# Makoua District # Boundji District # Mossaka District # Loukoléla District # Oyo District # Ngoko District # Ntokou District # Tchikapika District # Bokoma DistrictNew district created on March 16, 2017: http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_resource=2639&fn=jo_2017_12.pdf

Communes

# Commune of Owando

References

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