Bouenza (can also be written as Buenza) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou, Niari, and Pool, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is Madingou. Towns and cities include Loudima, Mouyondzi, Loutété and Nkayi. Administrative divisions Bouenza Department is divided into one commune and ten districts: Districts Madingou District Mouyondzi District Boko-Songho District Mfouati District Loudima District Kayes District Former Nkayi District minus Nkayi Commune (?) Kingoué District Part of the former Mouyondzi District Mabombo District Part of the former Madingou/Mouyondzi Districts (?) Tsiaki District Part of the former Mouyondzi District Yamba District Part of the former Mouyondzi District Communes Nkayi Commune Madingou Commune Demographics The population is 309,073 in 2007, and the area is 12,265.4 km². Industry and agriculture Bouenza has some industry and cash crops. Among the principal activities are a cement factory in Loutété, sugar cane plantations in Nkayi, and there are reserves of copper, lead and zinc. Hydroelectric power is provided by the Moukoukoulou Dam built in Mindouli. Farming includes bananas, palm oil, groundnuts, tobacco and beans. See also Cement in Africa References FallingRain Map - centred on Madingou Departments of the Republic of the Congo