Cuvette
Cuvette | |
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Basic data | |
Capital : | Owando |
Area : | 46,060 km² |
Residents : | 178,392 (calculation, 2005) |
Population density : | 3.87 inhabitants / km² (calculation, 2005) |
ISO 3166-2 : | CG-8 |
Cuvette is a department of the Republic of the Congo with the capital Owando .
geography
The department is located in the middle of the country and borders in the north with the department Sangha , in the northeast with the department Likouala , in the southeast with the Democratic Republic of the Congo , in the south with the department Plateaux , in the southwest with Gabon and in the northwest with the department Cuvette -Ouest .
history
In 1995 the western part of the region was separated as the new Cuvette-Ouest (Westcuvette) region. Since 2002, both have been called "Department".