Kintélé is a town in the north-eastern suburbs of

Brazzaville Brazzaville () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and a Communes of the Republic of the Congo, commune. Constituting t ...

, the capital of the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

. In 2017, it was established as a commune in

Ignié District Ignié is a Districts of the Republic of the Congo, district in the Djoué-Léfini Department of the Republic of the Congo. References

Djoué-Léfini Department Districts of the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-geo-stub ...

Pool Department Pool () 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 Depar ...

. In October 2024, it was transferred to

. Kintélé is bordered to the west by the Djiri river and to the south and east by the

Congo River The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world list of rivers by discharge, by discharge volume, following the Amazon Ri ...

. It is connected to

by the Talangaï-Kintélé viaduct (almost 7 km long) which overlooks the major bed of the Congo. The most notable facilities are the

Kintélé Sports Complex Football venues in the Republic of the Congo Athletics (track and field) venues in the Republic of the Congo Sports venues in the Republic of the Congo Congo, Republic of Venues of the African Games Buildings and structures in Brazzavill ...

(built for the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted t ...

« Le Congo se dit “prêt” pour accueillir 8 000 athlètes »
''Le Monde'' du 7 août 2015.) and the Denis Sassou Nguesso University (DSNU) opened in February 2021.

References

{{RCongo-geo-stub Populated places in the Republic of the Congo Communes of the Republic of the Congo Geography of Brazzaville