Kouilou ( ) is a
department of the
Republic of the Congo
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. 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
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, the commune of
Pointe-Noire
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, and internationally,
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and the
Cabinda area of
Angola
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.
Since 2011 the town of
Loango has been the capital of the Kouilou department.
Before, the capital was Hinda (see "Villages and towns" part).
''Kouilou'' is also the name of a river, the
Kouilou-Niari River.
Administrative divisions
Kouilou Department is divided into six districts:
Districts
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Hinda District
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Madingo-Kayes District
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Mvouti District
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Kakamoeka District
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Nzambi District
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Loango District
Villages and towns
*
Hinda (old capital of the department until 2011
)
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Madingo-Kayes
*
Mvouti.
References
Sources
External links
{{Authority control
Departments of the Republic of the Congo