Department Files (Bouenza)

BOUENZA DEPARTMENT

PROFILES

Energy

  • Biomass : 

      Use of wood: Wood energy is still the predominant fuel in households (91.8%) 

    • Firewood, 2021 estimate: 33,597 tonnes;
    • Charcoal, 2021 estimate: 14,661 tonnes;
    • Potential production of biomass by bagasse
  • Electricity production :
    • Moukoukoulou hydroelectric dam (74 MW);
    • High voltage line: Moukoukoulou-Loudima (110kv) tension : Moukoukoulou-Loudima (110kv) 

Communication

  • Access to mobile networks : Airtel  4G, MTN 4G;
  • Presence of fiber optic: SDH and DWDM backbone in Loudima, Nkayi, Madingou.

Hydrography

The department is crossed by two rivers :

  • The Bouenza;
  • The Niari.

Agriculture

Main food crops :

  •  Cassava;
  • Peanut;
  • Bean ;
  • Yam, sweet potato

Practice of permaculture

The main fruit productions:

  • Bananas
  • Mangoes;
  • Safous ;
  • Avocados;
  • Citrus;
  • Passion fruit ;
  • Lychees;
  • Papayas;
  • Pineapple ;

 Agro-industrial crops :

  • Sugar cane ;
  • Soy ;
  • Corn.

Farming and fishing

  • Cattle;
  • Pork ;
  • Sheep ;
  • Poultry;
  • Goats;
  • Apiculture;
  • Fish farm
  • Continental fishing.

Industry

  • Lumbering ;
  • cement plant;
  • Limestone crushing;
  • Agri-food.

Transport

Served by three (3) modes of transportation :

  • Ground transportation: Road axes
    • National roads 
      • RN1 : Kinkala-Nkayi
      • RN1 : Nkayi-Dolisie 
    • Departmental roads :
      • RD19: Mayalama (IntRD21)-Mabombo-river Niari (limit Bouenza)
      • RD20 : Loutété (IntRN1)-Mfouati
      • Bouansa (IntRN1)-Mouyondzi-river Bouansa (limit Bouenza)
      • RD22 : Madingou (IntRN1)-Boko – Songho-Mbéngo
      • Madingou (IntRN1)-Loango River (Bouenza limit)
      • RD29 : IntRD21-Kimandou (IntRD24)
  • Rail transport : crossed from East to West by the CFCO (from Loutété, Nkayi, Madingou, Bouansa, Loudima) 
  • Air transportation Connects the department with the other cities of the country

Mining

Ore type

Location

Limestone

Mont-Bello, Niari Valley

Gypsum, clay

South of Bouenza

Copper

Mfoati, Yamba, Boko-Songho, Hapilo

Gold

Mfoati, Yamba, Boko-Songho

Poly-metals

Mfoati, Yamba, Boko-Songho

Lead

Boko-Songho, Mfouati

Zinc

Boko-Songho, Mfouati, Hapilo

Tourism

  • Nkila-Ntari Caves;
  • Ntadi-Yamba caves;
  • The gendarme's hole (rocky cirque);
  • The falls of the Bouenza river;
  • Bounkoussou waterfall;
  • Moukoukoulou hydroelectric dam;
  • Another tourist attraction is the way of life in the villages

Biodiversity and forests

  • The dominant vegetation is the herbaceous savannah which can reach 2 to 3 meters
  • Forests (islands, galleries: 9%) and wooded or tree savannahs (14.8%) and shrubby savannahs 21.8%. The rest is made up of crops, more or less mixed with savannah or residual shreds of forest.

 Allocated Forest Management Units

Concession

Source of funds

Area (ha) granteds

Loamba

Congo

149.542

Mabombo

Congo

53.000

Makabana

Congo

48.000

Unallocated forest units

Locality

Forestry sector

Forestry sector

Area (ha) granteds

Mouliene

Center

3C

143.000

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