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'''Pool''' ({{lang-kg|Mpumbu, Nsundi, Mbula Ntangu}}<ref>William Graham Lister Randles, ''L’ancien royaume du Congo des origines à la fin du XIXe siècle'', Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, 2013, p. 44</ref><ref> Jean Félix YEKOKA, ''L’HOMME ET SA TERRE AU PAYS DE BOKO-SONGHO DU XVIIe AU DEBUT DU XXIe SIECLES'', UNIVERSITE MARIEN NGOUABI - FACULTE DES LETTRES ET DES SCIENCES HUMAINES FORMATION DOCTORALE « HISTOIRE ET CIVILISATIONS AFRICAINES » (HCA), 2013, p. 36 </ref>) is a [[Departments of the Republic of the Congo|department]] of the [[Republic of the Congo]] in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of [[Bouenza Department|Bouenza]], [[Lékoumou Department|Lékoumou]], and [[Plateaux Department, Congo|Plateaux]]. Internationally, it borders the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. It also surrounds the commune district of the national capital, [[Brazzaville]].
'''Pool''' ({{lang-kg|Mpumbu, Nsundi, Mbula Ntangu}}<ref>William Graham Lister Randles, ''L’ancien royaume du Congo des origines à la fin du XIXe siècle'', Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, 2013, p. 44</ref><ref> Jean Félix YEKOKA, ''L’HOMME ET SA TERRE AU PAYS DE BOKO-SONGHO DU XVIIe AU DEBUT DU XXIe SIECLES'', UNIVERSITE MARIEN NGOUABI - FACULTE DES LETTRES ET DES SCIENCES HUMAINES FORMATION DOCTORALE « HISTOIRE ET CIVILISATIONS AFRICAINES » (HCA), 2013, p. 36 </ref>) is a [[Departments of the Republic of the Congo|department]] of the [[Republic of the Congo]] in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of [[Bouenza Department|Bouenza]], [[Lékoumou Department|Lékoumou]], and [[Plateaux Department, Congo|Plateaux]]. Internationally, it borders the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. It also surrounds the commune district of the national capital, [[Brazzaville]].


The regional capital is [[Kinkala]]. Principal towns include [[Boko, Republic of the Congo|Boko]], [[Kindamba]] and [[Mindouli, Pool|Mindouli]]. In the early 2000s, the Pool region was the home of a low-level insurgency led by [[Pasteur Ntumi]]. Ninety percent of the [[Lari people (Congo)|Lari]] live in this department, and they constitute the majority of the population.
The regional capital is [[Kinkala]]. Principal towns include [[Boko, Republic of the Congo|Boko]], [[Kindamba]] and [[Mindouli, Pool|Mindouli]]. In the early 2000s, the Pool region was the home of a low-level insurgency led by [[Pasteur Ntumi]]. The inhabitants of this department are the [[Kongo people|Kongo]], the [[Teke people|Téké]] and the [[African Pygmies|Native population (Pygmies)]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01279960/document |title= Une zone enclavée en situation post-confit: le district de Kindamba (Pool, République du Congo). Diagnostic territorial dans en vue d’un Projet d’appui au Développement Communautaire |language=fr |date=2011|website=HAL OPEN SCIENCE |author= Elisabeth Dorier, Rodrigue Kinouani, Erwan Morand, Damien Rouquier et Quentin Fleuret}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://gitpa.org/Autochtone%20GITPA%20300/gitpa300-16-58congobrazzaTEXTREFOCDH%20RAPPORT%20.pdf |title= LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO : DISCRIMINATION ET ESCLAVAGE |language=fr|date=2011|website=HAL OPEN SCIENCE |author= Roger BOUKA OWOKO, Roch Euloge N’ZOBO, OBSERVATOIRE CONGOLAIS
DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (OCDH) et l'Union européenne Fleuret}}</ref>


The region is named after the [[Pool Malebo]] (formerly Stanley Pool), a particularly wide stretch of the [[Congo River]] here.
The region is named after the [[Pool Malebo]] (formerly Stanley Pool), a particularly wide stretch of the [[Congo River]] here.

Revision as of 07:06, 7 August 2022

Pool
Mpumbu, Nsundi or Mbula Ntangu
Department
Pool, department of the Republic of the Congo
Pool, department of the Republic of the Congo
CountryRepublic of the Congo
CapitalKinkala
Area
 • Total
33,955 km2 (13,110 sq mi)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total
236,595
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
HDI (2018)0.484[1]
low · 12th of 12

Pool (Template:Lang-kg[2][3]) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Lékoumou, and Plateaux. Internationally, it borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also surrounds the commune district of the national capital, Brazzaville.

The regional capital is Kinkala. Principal towns include Boko, Kindamba and Mindouli. In the early 2000s, the Pool region was the home of a low-level insurgency led by Pasteur Ntumi. The inhabitants of this department are the Kongo, the Téké and the Native population (Pygmies).[4][5]

The region is named after the Pool Malebo (formerly Stanley Pool), a particularly wide stretch of the Congo River here.

Districts of Pool

Administrative divisions

Pool Department is divided into thirteen districts:

  1. Kinkala District
  2. Boko District
  3. Mindouli District
  4. Kindamba District
  5. Goma Tsé-Tsé District
  6. Mayama District
  7. Ngabé District
  8. Mbanza–Ndounga District
  9. Louingui District
  10. Loumo District
  11. Ignié District
  12. Vindza District
  13. Kimba District

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ William Graham Lister Randles, L’ancien royaume du Congo des origines à la fin du XIXe siècle, Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, 2013, p. 44
  3. ^ Jean Félix YEKOKA, L’HOMME ET SA TERRE AU PAYS DE BOKO-SONGHO DU XVIIe AU DEBUT DU XXIe SIECLES, UNIVERSITE MARIEN NGOUABI - FACULTE DES LETTRES ET DES SCIENCES HUMAINES FORMATION DOCTORALE « HISTOIRE ET CIVILISATIONS AFRICAINES » (HCA), 2013, p. 36
  4. ^ Elisabeth Dorier, Rodrigue Kinouani, Erwan Morand, Damien Rouquier et Quentin Fleuret (2011). "Une zone enclavée en situation post-confit: le district de Kindamba (Pool, République du Congo). Diagnostic territorial dans en vue d'un Projet d'appui au Développement Communautaire". HAL OPEN SCIENCE (in French).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Roger BOUKA OWOKO, Roch Euloge N’ZOBO, OBSERVATOIRE CONGOLAIS DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (OCDH) et l'Union européenne Fleuret (2011). "LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO : DISCRIMINATION ET ESCLAVAGE" (PDF). HAL OPEN SCIENCE (in French). {{cite web}}: line feed character in |author= at position 62 (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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