Bouenza Department
Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Bouenza (can also be written as Buenza or Bwenza<ref>Mayeul de Dreuille, La Bouenza, 1892-1992: les sources de l'église au Congo, Editions Beauchesne, 1994, p. 22</ref>) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou, Niari, and Pool, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is Madingou. Towns and cities include Loudima, Mouyondzi, Loutété and Nkayi.
Administrative divisions
Bouenza Department is divided into one commune and ten districts:
Districts
- Madingou District
- Mouyondzi District
- Boko-Songho District
- Mfouati District
- Loudima District
- Kayes District
- Kingoué District
- Mabombo District
- Tsiaki District
- Yamba District
Communes
- Nkayi Commune
- Madingou Commune<ref>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 Template:Webarchive</ref>
Demographics
The population was 363,850 as of 2023,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the area is 12,265.4 km².<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} (Tableau 1 & Tableau 3)</ref>
Industry and agriculture
Bouenza has some industry and cash crops. Among the principal activities are a cement factory in Loutété, sugar cane plantations in Nkayi, and there are reserves of copper, lead and zinc. Hydroelectric power is provided by the Moukoukoulou Dam built in Mindouli. Farming includes bananas, palm oil, groundnuts, tobacco and beans.[1]
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