Cuvette-Ouest Department

Cuvette-Ouest ("West 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. From southeast to northeast it borders the departments of Plateaux, Nkéni-Alima, Cuvette, and Sangha, and it also borders the country of Gabon to the west. The capital is Ewo. Principal cities and towns include Kelle.

CountryRepublic of the Congo

CapitalEwo

HDI (2018)0.514^[1]
low · 9th of 12

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Cuvette-Ouest
Department
Cuvette-Ouest, department of the Republic of the Congo
Country	Republic of the Congo
Capital	Ewo
Area
• Total	26,600 km2 (10,300 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	119,328
• Density	4.49/km2 (11.6/sq mi)
HDI (2018)	0.514[1] low · 9th of 12

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