Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a
department
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Government and military
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of the
Republic of the Congo
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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
Cuvette
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and
Sangha
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, and
Gabon
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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
Ebola virus
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Administrative divisions
Cuvette-Ouest Department is divided into one commune and six districts:
Districts
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Ewo District
Ewo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region
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Kelle District
Kelle is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region
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Mbomo District
Mbomo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region
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Okoyo District
Okoyo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Department, Republic of the Congo
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Etoumbi District
Etoumbi is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Department
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Mbama District
Mbama is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Department
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 ...
Communes
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Ewo Commune[The 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
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