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Departments of the Republic of the Congo

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Departments of the Republic of the Congo
Départements de la République du Congo (French)
A clickable map of the Republic of the Congo exhibiting its twelve departments.Sangha Department (Congo)Plateaux Department (Congo)Lékoumou DepartmentLékoumou DepartmentPointe-Noire DepartmentPointe-Noire DepartmentKouilou DepartmentBouenza DepartmentBrazzaville DepartmentBrazzaville DepartmentPool DepartmentNiari DepartmentLikouala DepartmentCuvette DepartmentCuvette-Ouest DepartmentCuvette-Ouest Department
A clickable map of the Republic of the Congo exhibiting its twelve departments.
CategoryUnitary State
LocationRepublic of the Congo
Number15 Departments
Populations72,999 (Cuvette-Ouest) – 1,373,382 (Brazzaville)
Areas1,140 km2 (442 sq mi) (Pointe-Noire) – 66,000 km2 (25,500 sq mi) (Likouala)
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The Republic of the Congo is divided into 15 departments since the adoption of the corresponding laws in October 2024.[1][2] These departments replaced former regions (régions, singular région) in 2002:[3]

According to the laws published in October 2024[2] and the cartographic coordinates, the new regions are:

- Congo-Oubangui. Formed by the districts of: Bokoma, Liranga (formely in Likouala), Loukoléla District and Mossaka.

- Nkéni-Alima. Formed by the districts of: Makotimpoko District, Ongogni District, Gamboma, Abala and Allembé District.

- Djoué-Léfini. Formed by the districts of: Ngabé, Mayama, Vindza, Kimba and Ignié.

These regions are subdivided into more than 100 districts and 16 communes; which are further subdivided into urban communities (communautés urbaines) and rural communities (communautés rurales); which are further subdivided into quarters or neighborhoods (quartiers) and villages.

New Departments of Congo
Department Capital Population
(2023

census)[4]

Area
(km2) [4] 		Population density

(per km2in 2023)

Zone
Kouilou Loango 119,162 13,103 7.8 South
Niari Dolisie 334,863 25,942 12.9 South
Lékoumou Sibiti 100,559 20,950 4.8 South
Bouenza Madingou 363,850 12,265 29.7 South
Pool Kinkala 219,771 10,395 21.14 South
Plateaux Djambala 129,191 20,994 6.15 North
Cuvette Owando 222,640 26,765 8.3 North
Cuvette-Ouest Ewo 119,328 26,600 4.5 North
Sangha Ouesso 209,701 55,800 3.8 North
Likouala Impfondo 325,429 61,993 5.24 North
Brazzaville Brazzaville 2,145,783 588 3,649 South
Congo-Oubangui Mossaka 124,100 25,536 4,85 North
Nkéni-Alima Gamboma 154,230 17,406 8,86 North
Djoué-Léfini Odziba 174,761 23,560 7,41 South
Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire 1,398,812 288 666 South

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ACI (2024-07-04). "Congo-Décentralisation : Vers la création imminente de Trois nouveaux départements". Agence Congolaise d'Information (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  2. ^ a b "République du Congo, Secrétariat général du gouvernement, Journal Officiel N°42-2024" (PDF). Journal Officiel (Voir pages 1304-1305 - Lois n° 25-2024, n° 26-2024 et n° 27-2024 du 08 Octobre 2024).
  3. ^ "Statoid site page on the Congo with additional sources listed". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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