- Bouenza Region
Bouenza is a region of the
Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the regions ofLékoumou , Niari, and Pool, and internationally, theDemocratic Republic of the Congo and the Cabinda portion ofAngola . The regional capital isMadingou .Districts
Bouenza is divided into six districts:
*Boko-Songho
*Loudima
*Madingou
*Mfouati
*Mouyondzi
*Nkayi The population is nearly 300,000, and the area is 12,265 km². [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.gazetteer.de/wg.php%3Fx%3D%26men%3Dgpro%26lng%3Dfr%26dat%3D32%26geo%3D-878%26srt%3D2npn%26col%3Daohq&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbouenza%26start%3D40%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3DSUNA,SUNA:2006-49,SUNA:en%26sa%3DN]
Industry and agriculture
Bouenza has some industry and
cash crop s. Among the principal activities are acement factory inLoutété ,sugar cane plantations in Nkayi, and there are reserves copper, lead and zinc. Hydraulic power is provided by theMoukoukoulou Dam built inMindouli . Farming includesbanana s,palm oil ,groundnut s,tobacco andbean s. [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://mokili.free.fr/congo/reg_bouenza.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbouenza%26start%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3DSUNA,SUNA:2006-49,SUNA:en%26sa%3DN]See also
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Cement in Africa References
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CF/1/Madingou.html FallingRain Map - centred on Madingou]
Regions and capital district of the Republic of the Congo
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