Cuvette-Ouest Department

Cuvette-Ouest
Cuvette-Ouest, department of the Republic of the Congo
Cuvette-Ouest, department of the Republic of the Congo
CountryRepublic of the Congo
CapitalEwo
Area
 • Total
26,600 km2 (10,300 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total
119,328
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
HDI (2018)0.514[1]
low · 9th of 12

Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. Cuvette-Ouest is the least populated department in the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette, Sangha, and Plateaux, and internationally, Gabon. The capital is Ewo. Principal cities and towns include Kelle.

Cuvette-Ouest has been the site of several outbreaks of the Ebola virus.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.