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Bouenza Department

Bouenza (can also be written as Buenza or Bwenza) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou, Niari, and Pool, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is Madingou. Towns and cities include Loudima, Mouyondzi, Loutété and Nkayi.

Bouenza Department is divided into one commune and ten districts:

The population was 363,850 as of 2023, and the area is 12,265.4 km².

Bouenza has some industry and cash crops. Among the principal activities are a cement factory in Loutété, sugar cane plantations in Nkayi, and there are reserves of copper, lead and zinc. Hydroelectric power is provided by the Moukoukoulou Dam built in Mindouli. Farming includes bananas, palm oil, groundnuts, tobacco and beans.[1]

04°09′13″S 13°33′00″E / 4.15361°S 13.55000°E / -4.15361; 13.55000

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