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

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on the east and

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on the west. The regional capital is

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 ...

. Principal cities and towns include Gamboma and Lekana.

Administrative divisions

Plateaux Department is divided into eleven districts:

Districts

# Djambala District #

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Allembé District Allembé is a district in the Plateaux Department of 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 ...

Makotimpoko District Makotimpoko is a district in the Plateaux Department of 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 ...

Mbon District Mbon is a district in the Plateaux Department of 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 Democratic R ...

Mpouya District Mpouya is a district in the Plateaux Department of 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 Democratic ...

Ngo District Ngo is a district in the Plateaux Department of 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 Democratic ...

Ollombo District Ollombo is a district in the Plateaux Department of 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 ...

Ongogni District Ongogni is a district in the Plateaux Department of 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 Democrati ...

References

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