Cuvette Department
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| seat = Owando
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| population_total = 316599
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Cuvette is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette-Ouest, Likouala, Plateaux, and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital is Owando. Cities and towns include Boundji, Makoua and Okoyo.
Administrative divisions
Cuvette Department is divided into one commune and nine districts:Sources on the administrative divisions are listed in the main article Departments of the Republic of the CongoDécret n° 2008-891 du 31 décembre 2008 portant nomination des sous-préfets cited on the [http://www.zenga-mambu.com/fiche.php?id=693 Zenga Mambu website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116112954/http://www.zenga-mambu.com/fiche.php?id=693 |date=2009-01-16 }}
= Districts =
- Makoua District
- Boundji District
- Mossaka District
- Loukoléla District
- Oyo District
- Ngoko District
- Ntokou District
- Tchikapika District
- Bokoma DistrictNew district created on March 16, 2017 : {{Cite web|url=https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2017/congo-jo-2017-12.pdf|title=Loi n° 11-2017|website=sgg.cg|language=en|access-date=2023-08-17|archive-date=2018-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003039/http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_resource=2639&fn=jo_2017_12.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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References
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