Bouenza Department

Coordinates: 04°09′13″S 13°33′00″E / 4.15361°S 13.55000°E / -4.15361; 13.55000
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Bouenza
Madingou
Area
 • Total12,265 km2 (4,736 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total363,850
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
HDI (2018)0.530[1]
low · 6th of 12

Bouenza (can also be written as Buenza or Bwenza

Nkayi
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Administrative divisions

Bouenza Department is divided into one commune and ten districts:

Districts

  1. Madingou District
  2. Mouyondzi District
  3. Boko-Songho District
  4. Mfouati District
  5. Loudima District
  6. Kayes District
    • Former
      Nkayi District
      minus Nkayi Commune (?)
  7. Kingoué District
    • Part of the former Mouyondzi District[3]
  8. Mabombo District
    • Part of the former Madingou/Mouyondzi Districts (?)[3]
  9. Tsiaki District
    • Part of the former Mouyondzi District[3]
  10. Yamba District
    • Part of the former Mouyondzi District[3]

Communes

  1. Nkayi Commune
  2. Madingou Commune[4]

Demographics

The population is 363,850 in 2023,[5] and the area is 12,265.4 km².[6]

Industry and agriculture

Bouenza has some industry and

Farming includes bananas, palm oil, groundnuts, tobacco and beans.[1]

See also

  • Cement in Africa

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ Mayeul de Dreuille, La Bouenza, 1892-1992: les sources de l'église au Congo, Editions Beauchesne, 1994, p. 22
  3. ^ a b c d "Situation géographique" (in French). Site Officiel de Mouyondzi, Bouenza, Congo-Brazzaville. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ^ The urban community of Madingou gained the status of commune on March 16, 2017: http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_resource=2639&fn=jo_2017_12.pdf Archived 2018-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ^ "LE RGPH-2007 EN QUELQUES CHIFFRES" (PDF) (in French). Centre National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (CNSEE). 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012. (Tableau 1 & Tableau 3)

04°09′13″S 13°33′00″E / 4.15361°S 13.55000°E / -4.15361; 13.55000