Cuvette-Ouest Region
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Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
in the western part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette and Sangha, and Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
. The capital is Ewo
Ewo
Ewo is a village in the Republic of the Congo that serves as the administrative center of Ewo District and the Cuvette-Ouest region. The village had a population 4,200 in 1996....
. Principal cities and towns include Kelle
Kelle
Kelle is a city and seat of Kelle District in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of northeastern Republic of the Congo.The city is served by Kelle Airport....
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Cuvette-Ouest has been the site of several outbreaks of the Ebola virus
Ebola virus
Ebola virus causes severe disease in humans and in nonhuman primates in the form of viral hemorrhagic fever. EBOV is a Select Agent, World Health Organization Risk Group 4 Pathogen , National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Category A Priority Pathogen,...
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Cuvette-Ouest is divided into six districts:
- Etoumbi District
- Ewo DistrictEwo DistrictEwo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Ewo....
- Kelle DistrictKelle DistrictKelle is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Kelle.-Towns and villages:...
- Mbama District
- Mbomo DistrictMbomo DistrictMbomo is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Region of western Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Mbomo.-Towns and villages:...
- Okoyo DistrictOkoyo DistrictOkoyo is a district in the Cuvette Region of the Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Okoyo.-Towns and villages:...