Lékoumou Department
Lékoumou | ||
|---|---|---|
Capital Sibiti | | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20,950 km2 (8,090 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023 census) | ||
| • Total | 100,559 | |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) | |
| HDI (2018) | 0.501[1] low · 10th of 12 | |
Lékoumou (can also be written as Lekumu) is a
Administrative divisions
Lékoumou Department is divided into five districts:
Districts
Economy
Subsistence farming, carried out by small producers (cassava, peanuts, tarots, plantain, squash, sorrel, ginger, artisanal palm oil), and arboriculture (safoutiers, mango trees, bananas) are the main agricultural activities. The timber industry is an important activity. The Lékoumou contains iron deposits, the most important of which is that of Zanaga. Its exploitation by a partnership between the South African Zanaga Iron Ore Company and the Swiss group Glencore Xstrata, is subject to the rise in world iron prices.
The region offers tourist wealth oriented towards the discovery of the country, the forest, the villages and their products. A liana bridge, located towards Bambama, near the village of Simonbondo, on the Gabonese border, is famous for the choice of natural materials and their assembly, making it possible to cross 74 m. without intermediate support
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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