Subdivisions of the Republic of the Congo
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The Republic of the Congo is divided into 15 departments since the adoption of the corresponding laws in October 2024.[1][2] Departments are divided into communes and/or districts;[3] 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.
These are:
- Brazzaville
- Bouenza
- Congo-Oubangui
- Cuvette
- Cuvette-Ouest
- Djoué-Léfini
- Kouilou
- Lékoumou
- Likouala
- Niari
- Nkeni-Alima
- Plateaux
- Pool
- Sangha
- Pointe-Noire
References
[edit]- ^ ACI (2024-07-04). "Congo-Décentralisation : Vers la création imminente de Trois nouveaux départements". Agence Congolaise d'Information (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "République du Congo, Secrétariat général du gouvernement, Journal Officiel N°42-2024" (PDF). Journal Officiel (Voir pages 1304-1305 - Lois n° 25-2024, n° 26-2024 et n° 27-2024 du 08 Octobre 2024).
- ^ With inconsistent figures:
- The site of the Presidency of the Republic of Congo Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine lists 11 departments, 7 communes, and 76 districts.
- The 2004 Statistical Yearbook of the Congo lists 12 departments, 6 communes, and 85 districts
- A list of subprefects (higher representatives of State in a district) nominated in December 2008 lists 86 districts. See "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Finally, the good figures seem to come from this site: 12 departments, 7 communes, and 86 districts