Cuvette-Ouest ("West Cuvette") is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. Cuvette-Ouest is the least populated department in the country. From southeast to northeast it borders the departments of Plateaux, Nkéni-Alima, Cuvette, and Sangha, and it also borders the country of Gabon to the west. The capital is Ewo. Principal cities and towns include Kelle.
Cuvette-Ouest has been the site of several outbreaks of the Ebola virus.
Administrative divisions Cuvette-Ouest Department is divided into one commune and six districts:
Districts Ewo District Kelle District Mbomo District Okoyo District Etoumbi District Mbama District
Communes Ewo CommuneThe urban community of Ewo gained the status of commune on March 16, 2017: http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_resource=2639&fn=jo_2017_12.pdf ; the total area of the new unit is 91 sq km.
References
Republic of the Congo at GeoHive