Districts of the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville)

The Republic of Congo is divided into ten régions and one capital district, Brazzaville. Each region is subdivided into districts, except Brazzaville, which is subdivided into arrondissements. There are 86 districts and seven arrondissements at present.

As often happens, I have several sources for the districts of Congo, and they disagree with each other. I will basically follow the SALB site (download spreadsheet). This map  shows what was apparently an earlier set of districts, with indications of new districts added.

Other names of subdivisions:

These are names that I've seen on various websites. Some of them may be outright mistakes.

1. Allembé: Alembé (variant)
2. Bouaniela: Bouagnela, Bouanéla, Bouanila (variant)
3. Enyellé: Enyelé (variant)
4. Goma Tsé-Tsé: Ngamaba (obsolete); Ngoma Tsé-Tsé (variant)
5. Hinda: Loandjili (obsolete); Minda (variant)
6. Igné: Ignie (variant); P.K. 45, PK Rouge (obsolete)
7. Kakamoéka: Kalamoéka (variant)
8. Kayes: Nkayi (obsolete)
9. Kéllé: Kélé (variant)
10. Kimba: Kibouendé (variant)
11. Louvakou: Dolisie (variant); Loubomo (obsolete)
12. Madingo-Kayes: Madingou Kayes (variant)
13. Makotipoko: Makotimpoko, Mokotipoko (variant)
14. Mayéyé: Makabana (variant)
15. Mbandza-Ndounga: Mbanza-Ndounga (variant)
16. Mokéko: Ouesso (obsolete)
17. Moutamba: Mossendjo (obsolete)
18. Mvouti: Mvoun (variant)
19. Ntokou: Niokou, Tokou (variant)
20. Nyanga: Nianga (variant)
21. Ongoni: Ongogni, Ongonyi (variant)
22. Pikounda: Pikoundo (variant)
23. Tchamba Nzassi: Nzassi, Pointe-Noire, Tchiamba-Nzassi (variant)
24. Vindza: Vinza (variant)

Change history:

Again, we get differing information from different sources. According to a report from the Ministry of Health and Population  dated December 2003, Congo is divided into eleven administrative departments, and further into 76 sub-prefectures and six urban communes: Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, Dolisie, Nkayi, Mossendjo et Ouesso. Each urban commune is again subdivided into arrondissements. This government site , citing "Atlas Congo" (Éditions du jaguar) as its source, shows the following changes:

1. 1984: Ngamaba district moved from Brazzaville to Pool and renamed Ngoma Tsé-Tsé; Loandjili district split from Pointe-Noire and renamed Hinda; Loubomo district renamed Louvakou; Mossendjo district renamed Moutamba; Nkayi district renamed Kayes; Ouesso district renamed Mokéko.
2. 1994: Cuvette-Ouest region split from Cuvette (effective 1995-02-18), consisting of Etoumbi, Ewo, Kéllé, Mbama, Mbomo, and Okoyo districts; Bouaniela, Kimba, Moungoundou Nord, Ongoni, Tchamba Nzassi, and Yaya districts created; status of all "postes de contrôle administratifs" (administrative control stations) changed to districts, including Banda, Igné, Louingui, Loumo, Mbinda, Mpouya, Ngbala, Ngo, and Nyanga. According to another source, Etoumbi, Mbama, Ngoko, Tchikapika, and Tokou were also P.C.A.s.