Kouilou

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Kouilou
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) LékoumouKouilou
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Basic data
Capital : Loango
Area : 12,516.8 km²
Residents : 91,955 (census, 2007)
Population density : 7.35 inhabitants / km² (census, 2007)
ISO 3166-2 : CG-5

Kouilou is a department of the Republic of the Congo with the capital Loango . In 2003, Pointe-Noire , the country's second largest city, was separated from him.

geography

The department is located in the southwest of the country and borders Gabon in the north, the Niari department in the east, the Angolan exclave Cabinda in the south and the Atlantic Ocean in the west . The Kouilou River flows into the Atlantic here.