Dolisie, known as Loubomo (or Lubomo) between 1975 and 1991, is a city in the western province of
Niari
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in the
Republic of the Congo
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. It is the country's third largest city and an important commercial centre. The city lies on the eastern edge of the coastal
rainforest
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and has a population of 83,798 (2007 census).
History
The city was founded as a station on the
Congo-Ocean Railway, and it was named after
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
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's lieutenant
Albert Dolisie
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.
It became a thriving city thanks to the wealth of the railway, and it had 20,000 inhabitants in 1972. The city's name changed to Loubomo in 1975, and soon it became the third largest city in Congo-Brazzaville. The
civil war of the late 1990s caused an exodus of rural people toward cities, and Loubomo's population has significantly increased since then.
Economy
Dolisie is a major rail center. Its location marks the link between the east-west
Congo-Ocean Railway and the Mbinda line which runs north to the border with
Gabon
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at
Mbinda
Mbinda is a town in the Republic of Congo, lying on the border with Gabon. It is a transport hub and lies at the end of a railway line to Brazzaville.
Overview
The town prospered as the southern end of the 75 km COMILOG Cableway from Mo ...
.
Dolisie is also home to numerous small industries (wood, lumber).
Transport
Dolise is home to
Dolisie Airport.
Dolisie-Loubomo railway station on the
Congo–Ocean Railway
The Congo–Ocean Railway (COR; french: Chemin de fer Congo-Océan, ) links the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire (now in the Republic of Congo) with Brazzaville, a distance of . It bypasses the rapids on the lower Congo River; from Brazzaville, r ...
provides daily rail service to
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire (; kg, Njinji, french: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Before t ...
,
Brazzaville
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and intermediate points.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Dolisie is
twinned with:
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Riom
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History
Until the French Revolution, Riom was the capital of the province of Auvergne, and the se ...
, France
Climate
See also
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Railway stations in Congo
Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo (Congo) include:
Maps
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Stations served by passenger trains
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Transport in the Republic of the Congo
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The country also has a large port on the Atlantic Ocean at ...
References
* Decalo S., Thompson V. & Adloff R. 1984. ''Historical dictionary of Congo'' Pg 180. USA: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
External links
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Niari Department
Populated places in the Republic of the Congo
Populated places established in 1934