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Kouilou Department

Kouilou
Kwilu or Kuilu
Department
Kouilou, department of the Republic of the Congo
Kouilou, department of the Republic of the Congo
CountryRepublic of the Congo
CapitalLoango
Area
 • Total
13,650 km2 (5,270 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total
97,362
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
HDI (2018)0.499[1]
low · 11th of 12

04°19′40″S 11°53′37″E / 4.32778°S 11.89361°E / -4.32778; 11.89361

Districts of Kouilou

Kouilou (Kongo: Kwilu, Kuilu [2][3]) is a department of the Republic of the Congo. Covering the country's coastline, it has an area of 13,650 square kilometres and at the start of 2023 it was home to about 97,362 people.[4] The department borders Niari Department, the commune of Pointe-Noire, and internationally, Gabon and the Cabinda area of Angola.

Since 2011 the town of Loango has been the capital of the Kouilou department.[5] Before, the capital was Hinda (see "Villages and towns" part).

Kouilou is also the name of a river, the Kouilou-Niari River.

Administrative divisions

Kouilou Department is divided into six districts:[6]

Districts

  1. Hinda District
  2. Madingo-Kayes District
  3. Mvouti District
  4. Kakamoeka District
  5. Nzambi District
  6. Loango District[5]

Villages and towns

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ M., A. (1885). "Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society (de Londres)". Le Globe. Revue genevoise de géographie (in French). p. 57-60. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ Mirela Slukan Altic. "The Croatian explorer Dragutin Lerman (1863-1918), and his contribution to the mapping of Central Africa" (PDF). Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. ^ a b "Loi n°20-2011 du 17 mai 2011 portant création du district de Loango et érection de la localité de Loango en chef-lieu du département du Kouilou" (PDF). sgg.cg. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2018, chapitre 3 : organisation administrative" (PDF). ins-congo.cg (in French). Institut National de la Statistique. 2021-03-23. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  7. ^ "Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2009, chapitre 1.2 : organisation administrative" (DOCX). ins-congo.cg (in French). Centre National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques. 2020-02-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  8. ^ "Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2012, chapitre 1.2 : organisation institutionnelle et administrative" (PDF). ins-congo.cg (in French). Centre National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques. 2020-02-06. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-08-18.

Sources

Clark, John Frank; Decalo, Samuel (2012), Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0-8108-4919-8, retrieved 2018-01-17

Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kouilou_Department