The

Departments of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo is divided into 15 departments since the adoption of the corresponding laws in October 2024. These departments replaced former regions (''régions'', singular ''région'') in 2002: These regions are subdivided into m ...

are divided into 86 districts and 6

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

; 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. Note the departments of

Brazzaville Brazzaville () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and a Communes of the Republic of the Congo, commune. Constituting t ...

and

Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire (; , with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department and a commune since the 2002 Constitution. B ...

are made of 1 commune each, then divided in urban districts (''arrondissements''). The districts are listed below, by department:

Current divisions

Northern Congo

Cuvette In laboratories, a cuvette () is a small tube-like container with straight sides and a circular or square cross-section. It is sealed at one end, and made of a clear, transparent material such as plastic, glass, or fused quartz. Cuvettes are des ...

Owando Owando is a town and a commune located in the central Republic of the Congo lying on the Kouyou River. It is the capital of Cuvette Department and of Owando District. It is home to a market and has an airport An airport is an aerodr ...

Makoua Makoua is a town in the Republic of the Congo, lying on the equator at the southern edge of the rainforest, north of Owando. It is the seat of the Makoua District in the Cuvette Department. It is home to an airport. Climate Makouas has a tropic ...

Boundji Boundji is a town in the Cuvette Department of central Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democrat ...

Mossaka Mossaka is the largest city and the capital of the Congo-Oubangui department in the Republic of the Congo. Located on the banks of the Congo River The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa ...

# Loukoléla # Oyo # Ngoko # Ntokou # Tchikapika # Bokoma District *

Cuvette-Ouest Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, 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 departmen ...

# Ewo # Kellé # Mbomo #

Okoyo Okoyo is a town and the seat of Okoyo District in the Cuvette Region in central Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring ...

# Etoumbi # Mbama * Likouala Districts of Likouala

Impfondo Impfondo is a town and a commune in the northeastern Republic of the Congo lying on the Oubangui River. It is home to an airport and is linked by river barge to Brazzaville and to Bangui. It is the administrative centre of the Likouala Departm ...

# Epéna #

Dongou Dongou is a town and the seat of Dongou District in the Likouala Department of northeastern Republic of the Congo. Dongou was the first capital of the region of "Oubangui inférieure" when it was in French Congo The French Congo (), also kn ...

# Bétou # Bouanéla #

Enyellé Enyellé is a village in northern Republic of the Congo, serving as the seat of the Enyellé District in the Likouala Department Likouala is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the northern part of the country. It borders the departm ...

# Liranga * Plateaux #

Djambala Djambala is a town and a commune, administrative center of Djambala District and of Plateaux Department in the Republic of Congo. Located near the Léfini Faunal Reserve, Djambala had a population of 24,734 in 2023, the date of the country's l ...

# Lékana # Gamboma # Abala # Allembé # Makotimpoko # Mbon # Mpouya #

Ngo A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...

# Ollombo # Ongogni *

Sangha Sangha or saṃgha () is a term meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community". In a political context, it was historically used to denote a governing assembly in a republic or a kingdom, and for a long time, it has been used b ...

# Mokéko # Sembé # Souanké # Pikounda # N'gbala #

Kabo 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 rebe ...

Southern Congo

Bouenza Bouenza (can also be written as ''Buenza'' or ''Bwenza'') is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou, Niari, and Pool, and internationally, the Democratic Republic o ...

# Madingou # Mouyondzi # Boko–Songho # Mfouati #

Loudima Loudima (can also be written as ''Ludima'') is a town in the southern part of the Republic of Congo, in the Loudima District of the Bouenza Department. The town has about 20,000 inhabitants. Transport It is served by a station on the nationa ...

Kayes Kayes ( Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ tr. ''Kayi'', Soninké: ''Xaayi'') is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River with a population of 127,368 at the 2009 census. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The city is loc ...

# Kingoué # Mabombo # Tsiaki # Yamba * Kouilou # Hinda # Madingo–Kayes # Mvouti # Kakamoéka (''Kakamoueka'' in; ''Kakamoeka'' in; ''Kakamoéka'' in ) # Nzambi # Loango * Lékoumou # Sibiti #

Komono file:Gozaisho Ropeway and Komono Mie.jpg, 260px, Gozaisho Ropeway and Komono in distance is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 41,542 in 16883 households and a population dens ...

# Zanaga #

Bambama Bambama is a town in the Lékoumou Department of the Republic of the Congo. It is the capital of Bambama District Bambama is a district and the smallest in the Lékoumou Region of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also ...

# Mayéyé *

Niari Niari are a caste in Odisha. They are similar to the Dewar caste, and belong to the Sebc category. History The Niari have a history of being unemployed and poor, and alongside a few other castes, mostly adopted the profession of preparing fla ...

# Louvakou # Kibangou # Divénié # Mayoko #

Kimongo Kimongo is a district in the Niari Region of south-western Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Kimongo. The district shares a southern border with the Angolan Enclave of Cabinda Province Cabinda (formerly called Portuguese Congo, ) is ...

Moutamba Moutamba is a town that is situated in Mossendjo, Niari, Republic of Congo. Transport It is served by a station on the Mbinda branch of the Congo-Ocean Railway. See also * Railway stations in Congo Railway stations in the Republic of the ...

Banda Banda may refer to: People * Banda (surname) * Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician * Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor * Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician *Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh ...

# Londéla–Kayes #

Makabana Makabana is a small town in the south of the Republic of the Congo. It is the seat of the Makabana District in the Niari Department. Transportation Makabana is served by a station on the national railway network and by Makabana Airport. Se ...

Mbinda Mbinda is a village in the Republic of Congo, lying on the border with Gabon. It is the administrative seat of the Mbinda District. The village is a transport hub and lies at the end of a railway line to Brazzaville. Overview The town prospered ...

# Moungoundou-sud #

Nyanga Nyanga may mean: *Nyanga Province, of Gabon *Nyanga River, in Gabon and Congo *Nyanga people, an ethnic group from Congo *Nyanga, Zimbabwe, a town *Nyanga District, Zimbabwe *Nyanga National Park in Zimbabwe *Nyanga, Western Cape, a township in Sou ...

# Moungoundou-nord #

Yaya Yaya may refer to: Places *Yaya, Çan * Yaya, Congo, district of Niari Department in the Republic of Congo *Yaya, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia * Yaya (river), a river in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia *Yaya Island, Russia ...

Tchiamba-Nzassi Since 2011, Tchiamba-Nzassi is a district of the Pointe-Noire Department in the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to ...

Old district moved from Kouilou department to Pointe-Noire department on May 17, 2011 *

Pool Pool may refer to: Bodies of water * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a roc ...

Kinkala Kinkala is a town and a commune located in southeastern Republic of the Congo. It is the capital city of Kinkala District and the Pool Department Pool () is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department of the Republic of the Congo ...

# Boko # Mindouli #

Kindamba Kindamba is a village, seat of Kindamba District in the Pool Department of northeastern Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also refe ...

Goma Tsé-Tsé Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to ...

# Mayama # Ngabé # Mbanza–Ndounga # Louingui # Loumo # Ignié # Vindza # Kimba

Historical divisions

Northern Congo

Cuvette Department Cuvette is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette-Ouest, Likouala, Plateaux, and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital is Owa ...

* Boundji District * Loukela District * Makoua District *

Mossaka District Mossaka is a district in the department of Congo-Oubangui of the Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Mossaka Mossaka is the largest city and the capital of the Congo-Oubangui department in the Republic of the Congo. Located on the bank ...

Okoyo District Okoyo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Department, Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democ ...

* Owando District

Cuvette-Ouest Department Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, 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 departmen ...

Ewo District Ewo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democr ...

Kelle District Kelle is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Demo ...

Mbomo District Mbomo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Demo ...

Likouala Department Likouala is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the northern part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The region ha ...

* Dongou District * Epena District * Impfondo District

Plateaux Department

Abala District Abala is a district in the Plateaux Region of central Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democr ...

* Djambala District *

Gamboma District Gamboma is a district in the Plateaux Region of eastern Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democ ...

Lekana District Lekana is a village and the seat of Lekana District in the Plateaux Department of central Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also r ...

Sangha Department

* Ouésso District * Sembé District * Souanke District

Southern Congo

Bouenza Department Bouenza (can also be written as ''Buenza'' or ''Bwenza'') 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, Ni ...

Boko-Songho District Boko-Songho is a district in the Bouenza Region of southern Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring D ...

Loudima District Loudima (can also be written as ''Ludima'') is a district in the Bouenza Region of southern Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Loudima Loudima (can also be written as ''Ludima'') is a town in the southern part of the Republic of Congo, ...

* Madingou District * Mfouati District * Mouyondzi District * Nkayi District

Kouilou Department Kouilou ( ) is a department of the Republic of the Congo. Covering the country's coastline, it has an area of 13,650 square kilometres and at the start of 2023 it was home to about 97,362 people. The department borders Niari Department, the ...

* Kakamoeka District * Madingo-Kayes District * Mvouti District * Pointe-Noire District

Lékoumou Department Lékoumou (can also be written as Lekumu) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, and the nation of Gabon. The regional capital is Sibiti. ...

Bambama District Bambama is a district and the smallest in the Lékoumou Region of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighb ...

* Komono District * Sibiti District * Zanaga District

Niari Department Niari (can also be written as ''Niadi'') is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Kouilou, and Lékoumou, and internationally, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of th ...

* Divenie District *

Kibangou District Kibangou (can also be written as ''Kibangu'') is a district in the Niari Region of south-western Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously a ...

* Kimongo District * Louvakou District * Mayoko District *

Mossendjo District Moutamba (can also be written as ''Mutamba'') is a Districts of the Republic of the Congo, district in the Niari Region of south-western Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Mossendjo. The district was created from Mossendjo District in 198 ...

Pool Department Pool () is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department of the Republic of the Congo in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza Department, Bouenza, Lékoumou Department, Lékoumou, and Plateaux Depar ...

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, republic of the congo. Towns and villages See also *Boko-Songho District Boko-Songho is a district in ...

Kindamba District Kindamba is a district in the Pool Department of southern Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democ ...

Kinkala District Kinkala is a district in the Pool Department of south-eastern Republic of the Congo, south of Brazzaville Brazzaville () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments ...

Mayama District Mayama is a district in the Pool Department of south-eastern Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring De ...

Mindouli District Mindouli (can also be written as ''Minduli'') is a district in the Pool Department of south-eastern Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguousl ...

* Ngabe District

External links

Congo Districts at Statoids.com

References

{{Africa administrative divisions second level Subdivisions of the Republic of the Congo Congo, Republic of, Districts Congo, Republic of 2 Districts, Congo, Republic of Republic of the Congo geography-related lists