Pool ( kg, Mpumbu, Nsundi, Mbula Ntangu) is a

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of

Bouenza Bouenza (can also be written as ''Buenza'') is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou Department, Lékoumou, Niari Department ...

, Lékoumou, and Plateaux. Internationally, it borders 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 ...

. It also surrounds the commune district of the national capital,

Brazzaville Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLI ...

. The regional capital is

Kinkala Kinkala is a town located in southeastern Republic of the Congo. It is the capital city of Kinkala District and the Pool Region Pool ( kg, Mpumbu, Nsundi, Mbula Ntangu) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southeastern part ...

. Principal towns include Boko,

Kindamba Kindamba is a city and seat of Kindamba District in the Pool Region Pool ( kg, Mpumbu, Nsundi, Mbula Ntangu) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Lékou ...

and

Mindouli Mindouli is one of two towns in the Republic of Congo with this name. This is the one in the Pool Department. It is very close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Transport Mindoulu is served by a station on the main line ...

. In the early 2000s, the Pool region was the home of a low-level insurgency led by

Pasteur Ntumi Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization, the latter of which was named afte ...

. The inhabitants of this department are the

Kongo Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa: * Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...

, the Téké and the Native population (Pygmies). The region is named after the

Pool Malebo The Pool Malebo, formerly Stanley Pool, also known as Mpumbu, Lake Nkunda or Lake Nkuna by local indigenous people in pre-colonial times, is a lake-like widening in the lower reaches of the Congo River.

(formerly Stanley Pool), a particularly wide stretch of the

Congo River The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge ...

here.

Administrative divisions

Pool Department is divided into thirteen districts: #

Kinkala District Kinkala is a district in the Pool Region Pool ( kg, Mpumbu, Nsundi, Mbula Ntangu) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Lékoumou, and Plateaux. Internat ...

Boko District Boko is a district in the Pool Department of south-eastern Republic of the Congo. It has the same name as its capital, the town of Boko. Towns and villages See also *Boko-Songho District *Boko (Burkina Faso) Boko is a town in the Niangoloko ...

Mindouli District Mindouli is a district in the Pool Region of south-eastern Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Mindouli Mindouli is one of two towns in the Republic of Congo with this name. This is the one in the Pool Department. It is very close to ...

Kindamba District Kindamba is a district in the Pool Region Pool ( kg, Mpumbu, Nsundi, Mbula Ntangu) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Lékoumou, and Plateaux. Interna ...

Goma Tsé-Tsé District Goma Tsé-Tsé is a district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, ...

Mayama District Mayama is a district in the Pool Region Pool ( kg, Mpumbu, Nsundi, Mbula Ntangu) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Lékoumou, and Plateaux. Internati ...

Ngabé District Ngabe is a district in the Pool Region of south-eastern Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Ngabe. Towns and villages Mbé was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on June 12, 2008 in the Cultural category. Notable people ...

Mbanza–Ndounga District Mbanza–Ndounga is a district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, countie ...

Louingui District Louingui is a district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, sever ...

Loumo District Loumo is a district in the Pool Department of Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo ...

# Ignié District # Vindza District #

Kimba District Kimba is a district in the Pool Department of Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo ...

References

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