Sangha Department (Republic of the Congo)

2.0261101°N 14.8881120°E / 2.0261101; 14.8881120

For other uses, see Sangha (disambiguation).
Sangha
Department
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
 (2007 census)
 • Total85,738
 • Density1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
HDI (2021)0.482[1]
low · 8th of 12

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.

Administrative divisions

Sangha Department is divided into one commune and six districts:

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

Communes
  1. Ouésso Commune

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  2. New district created on Marsh 16, 2017 (Loi n° 12-2017): https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2017/congo-jo-2017-12.pdf


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