Niari (can also be written as Niadi[2]) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Kouilou, and Lékoumou, and internationally, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Cabinda portion of Angola. The regional capital is Dolisie.
Niari
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 Niari, department of the Republic of the Congo | |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Capital | Dolisie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,942 km2 (10,016 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 334,863 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.567[1] medium · 4th of 12 |
Administrative divisions
editAccording to an administrational reorganisation of 2012, Niari Department is divided into fourteen districts and two communes not belonging to any district:
Districts
edit- Louvakou District
- Kibangou District
- Divénié District
- Mayoko District
- Kimongo District
- Moutamba District
- Banda District
- Londéla–Kayes District
- Makabana District
- Mbinda District
- Moungoundou-Sud District
- Nyanga District
- Moungoundou-Nord District
- Yaya District
Communes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ M., A. (1885). "Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society (de Londres)". Le Globe. Revue genevoise de géographie (in French). 24 (1): 57–60. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
4°12′S 12°40′E / 4.200°S 12.667°E
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