Sangha Department (Republic of the Congo)

Summary

Sangha is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the northern part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, and Likouala, and internationally, Cameroon, Gabon and the Central African Republic. The regional capital is Ouésso. Principal towns include Sembé and Souanké.

Sangha
Sangha, department of the Republic of the Congo
Sangha, department of the Republic of the Congo
CountryRepublic of the Congo
CapitalOuesso
Area
 • Total55,800 km2 (21,500 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total209,701
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
HDI (2021)0.482[1]
low · 8th of 12

Administrative divisions edit

Sangha Department is divided into one commune and six districts:[2]

Districts edit

  1. Mokéko District
  2. Sembé District
  3. Souanké District
  4. Pikounda District
  5. N'gbala District
  6. Kabo District

Communes edit

  1. Ouésso Commune

References edit

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  2. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

External links edit

  • The region's nature reserve system
  • The difficult fight against HIV in Sangha
  • Ecological survey of the region
  • Historical review of the area's concession companies


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