Bouenza

Bouenza
Department
Bouenza, department of the Republic of the Congo
Country	Republic of the Congo
Capital	Madingou
Area
• Total	12,265 km² (4,736 sq mi)
Population (2007 census)
• Total	309,073
• Density	25/km² (65/sq mi)

Bouenza 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 is divided into one commune and ten districts:

The population is 309,073 in 2007, 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]