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Department Files (Sangha)
SANGHA DEPARTMENT
PROFILES
Energy
- Biomasse
Use of wood: Wood energy is still the predominant fuel in households, ie 89.4% of the department's population.
- Firewood, 2021 estimate: 11,126 tons;
- Charcoal, 2021 estimate: 7,606 tons.
- Potential biomass production from palm nut waste
- Electric production : :
- Liouesso hydroelectric plant (19.5 Mw)
Potential electricity production :
- Construction of hydroelectric micro-dam (Lengoué in Ouesso);
Communication
- Access to mobile networks : 4G Airtel and MTN
- Presence of optical fiber : SDH backbone and DWDM backbone in Ouesso, Mokeko
Hydrography
The Department has a dense hydrographic network:
- Sangha
- The Ngoko-Dja;
- The Ndoki
- Mambili;
Agriculture
The following staple crops are in development:
- Cocoa
- Coffee ;
- Oil palm tree
Subsistence agriculture is artisanal
Breeding and fishing
- Poultry;
- Pork ;
- Continental fishing.
Industry
The industrial activity of wood dominates in the department:
- Lumbering ;
- The wood processing industry;
Transport
The department is served by two modes of transport:
- Ground transportation: Road axes :
- National roads
- RN14 : Ketta (IntRN2) – Sembé ;
- RN 14 : Sembé – Ntam ;
- Departmental roads :
- RD2 : Pikounda – Ekouomou ;
- RD3: Sembé (IntRN14) – Ngabla – Gabon border;
- National roads
- River transport
- Ngoko (sangha tributary) navigable from Ouesso Ngbala;
- Air transportation : International airport in Ouesso
Mining
Ore type | Location |
Iron | West of the department |
Gold | Souanké, Koudou, Melen area |
Diamond | Prospecting |
Colombo-tantalite | Prospecting |
Tourism
- Canoe trips on the rivers;
- Zoulabouth waterfall on the Lengoué river;
- Mount Nabemba;
- Village of Mbirou (place of battle between French and Germans during the First World War).
Other tourist attractions:
- Artistic traditions: masks;
- Cultural (social ceremonies and dances)
Details for tourism in the department, click on the link below (Clr + click)
Biodiversity and forests
- Primary dense forest;
- Important Fauna and Flora Reserve (Congo Basin);
Forest cover :
- 82.9% of the department covered with dense humid forest;
- 11.5% floodplain forests;
Forest Concession granted
Concession | Source of funds | Area (ha) granteds |
Jua-Ikie | China | 547.026 |
Kabo | Singapore | 296.000 |
Karagoua | China | 597.097 |
Ngombé | Congo | 1.159.642 |
North Pikounda | Singapore | 452.200 |
Tala-tala | Lebanon | 621.120 |
Protected areas :
Name | Surface area (ha) : |
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park | 423.870 |
Ntokou-Pikounda National Park | 427.200 |
Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 1.354.600 |
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