Cuvette-Ouest

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Cuvette-Ouest
West cuvette
Angola (Cabinda) Kamerun Äquatorialguinea Gabun Zentralafrikanische Republik Demokratische Republik Kongo Likouala Sangha (Kongo) Cuvette-Ouest Cuvette Plateaux (Kongo) Brazzaville (mutmaßliche Grenzen) Pointe-Noire (mutmaßliche Grenzen) Kouilou Bouenza Niari Pool (Kongo) LékoumouCuvette-Ouest (Westcuvette)
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Basic data
Capital : Ewo
Area : 28,790 km²
Residents : 50,392 (calculation, 2005)
Population density : 1.75 inhabitants / km² (calculation, 2005)
ISO 3166-2 : CG-15

Cuvette-Ouest ( German Westcuvette ) is a department of the Republic of the Congo with the capital Ewo .

geography

The department is located in the west of the country and borders the Sangha department to the north, the Cuvette department to the south and east and Gabon to the west . Besides Ewo , Etoumbi is one of the cities .

history

Cuvette-Ouest was created in 1995 when it separated from the Cuvette region . Since 2002 both have been called "Department".