Departments of the Republic of the Congo

Departments of the Republic of the Congo
Départements de la République du Congo (French)
Departments of the Republic of the Congo; Départements de la République du Congo (French)
	A clickable map of the Republic of the Congo exhibiting its twelve departments.
Category	Unitary State
Location	Republic of the Congo
Number	12 Departments
Populations	72,999 (Cuvette-Ouest) – 1,373,382 (Brazzaville)
Areas	1,140 km2 (442 sq mi) (Pointe-Noire) – 66,000 km2 (25,500 sq mi) (Likouala)
Government	Department government;
Subdivisions	Commune, District;

The Republic of the Congo is divided into twelve departments (départements, singular département). These departments replaced former regions (régions, singular région) in 2002:^[1]

These regions are subdivided into 86 districts and 7 communes; which are further subdivided into urban communities (communautés urbaines) and rural communities (communautés rurales); which are further subdivided into quarters or neighborhoods (quartiers) and villages.


Department	Capital	Population (2023 census)^[2]	Area (km²) ^[2]	Population density (per km²in 2023)	Zone
Kouilou	Hinda	97,362	12,517	7.8	South
Niari	Dolisie	334,863	25,942	12.9	South
Lékoumou	Sibiti	100,559	20,950	4.8	South
Bouenza	Madingou	363,850	12,265	29.7	South
Pool	Kinkala	394,532	33,955	12.1	South
Plateaux	Djambala	283,421	38,400	7.4	North
Cuvette	Owando	316,599	48,250	6.5	North
Cuvette-Ouest	Ewo	119,328	26,600	4.5	North
Sangha	Ouesso	209,701	55,800	3.8	North
Likouala	Impfondo	355,570	66,044	5.3	North
Brazzaville		2,145,783	588	3,649	South
Pointe-Noire		1,420,612	2,134	666	South