- Source: Bouenza Department
Bouenza (can also be written as Buenza or Bwenza) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou, Niari, and Pool, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is Madingou. Towns and cities include Loudima, Mouyondzi, Loutété and Nkayi.
Administrative divisions
Bouenza Department is divided into one commune and ten districts:
= Districts
=Madingou District
Mouyondzi District
Boko-Songho District
Mfouati District
Loudima District
Kayes District
Former Nkayi District minus Nkayi Commune (?)
Kingoué District
Part of the former Mouyondzi District
Mabombo District
Part of the former Madingou/Mouyondzi Districts (?)
Tsiaki District
Part of the former Mouyondzi District
Yamba District
Part of the former Mouyondzi District
= Communes
=Nkayi Commune
Madingou Commune
Demographics
The population is 363,850 in 2023, and the area is 12,265.4 km².
Industry and agriculture
Bouenza has some industry and cash crops. Among the principal activities are a cement factory in Loutété, sugar cane plantations in Nkayi, and there are reserves of copper, lead and zinc. Hydroelectric power is provided by the Moukoukoulou Dam built in Mindouli. Farming includes bananas, palm oil, groundnuts, tobacco and beans.[1]
See also
Cement in Africa
References
FallingRain Map - centred on Madingou
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bouenza
- Republik Kongo
- Bouenza Department
- Lékoumou Department
- Districts of the Republic of the Congo
- Madingou, Bouenza
- Bouenza River
- Yokangassi Airport
- Niari Department
- Sundi
- List of departments of the Republic of the Congo by Human Development Index
- Loutété
