Cuvette-Ouest
Cuvette-Ouest West cuvette |
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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".