Sangha 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

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

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, and Likouala, and internationally,

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and the

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. The regional capital is

Ouésso Ouésso is a town in the northern Republic of the Congo, lying on the Sangha River and surrounded by rainforest. It is linked by ferry with Brazzaville and is known for the pygmy people who live nearby. It is the capital of the Sangha Region. I ...

. Principal towns include

Sembé Sembé is a town located in the Sangha Region of the Republic of the Congo. It is located about 1193 km from Accra, about 1581 km from Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most p ...

and

Souanké Souanké is a city and capital of Souanké District in the Sangha Region of northwestern Republic of the Congo, located close to the border with Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (fr ...

Administrative divisions

Sangha Department is divided into one commune and six districts:

Districts

Mokéko District Mokéko is a district in the Sangha 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 ...

Sembé District Sembé is a district in the Sangha Region of north-western 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 ...

Souanké District Souanké is a district in the Sangha Region of far north-western 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 eithe ...

Pikounda District Pikounda is a district in the Sangha 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 ...

N'gbala District N'gbala is a district in the Sangha 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 ...

Kabo District Kabo is a town in the northern Central African Republic, lying north west of Kaga Bandoro. It is a market town and the border post for Chad. History The northern nomads in the Central African Republic resented the central government and a rebel ...

New district created on March 16, 2017: http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_resource=2639&fn=jo_2017_12.pdf

Communes

# Ouésso Commune

References

External links

The region's nature reserve systemThe difficult fight against HIV in SanghaEcological survey of the regionHistorical review of the area's concession companies

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