Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a

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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 and Sangha, and

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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.

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 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 d ...

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

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

# Okoyo District #

Etoumbi District Etoumbi 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 borde ...

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

# 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