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Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire (; , 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 and a commune since the 2002 Constitution. Before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region (now a separate department). It is situated on a headland between Pointe-Noire Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Pointe-Noire is the main commercial centre of the country and had a population of 1,420,612 inhabitants in 2023. The coat of arms The coat of arms of the city of Pointe-Noire is: ''"Gold at the point of sand accompanied by two silver oars, the handle gules, laid in chevron poured, the tip and oars moving from a sea of azure wavy three streams of silver"'' Administration Pointe-Noire is a commune divided into six urban boroughs (''arrondissements''): * Lumumba, the oldest area. It is the administrative and commercial centre. * Mvoumvou * Tié-Tié * Loandjili * Mongo-Mp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Africa to the west of the Congo River. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to the northwest by Cameroon, to the northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda Province, Cabinda, and to the southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The region was dominated by Bantu peoples, Bantu-speaking tribes at least 3,000 years ago, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. From the 13th century, the present-day territory was dominated by a confederation led by Vungu which included Kakongo and Ngoyo. Kingdom of Loango, Loango emerged in the 16th century. In the late 19th century France colonised the region and incorporated it into French Equato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 2.1 million residents, comprising more than a third of the national populace. Some 40% are employed in non-agricultural professions. During World War II, Brazzaville served as the de facto capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942. In 2013, Brazzaville was designated a City of Music (UNESCO), City of Music by UNESCO; since then it has also been a member of the Creative Cities Network. Toponymy The prefix "Brazza" comes from the surname of the Italian count Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe-Noire Bay
Pointe-Noire Bay () is a small bay in the Republic of the Congo, at . The city of Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire (; , 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 and a commune since the 2002 Constitution. B ... lies at the southern end of the bay. References Pointe-Noire Bays of the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tchiamba-Nzassi
Since 2011, Tchiamba-Nzassi is a district of the Pointe-Noire Department in 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 .... The seat is located in the urban community of Tchiamba-Nzassi. Formerly the district was part of the Kouilou Department. References {{RCongo-geo-stub Pointe-Noire Districts of the Republic of the Congo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kituba Language
Kituba (, ) is a widely used lingua franca in Central Africa. It is a creole language based on Kikongo, a Bantu language. It is a national language in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Names Kituba is known by many names among its speakers. In academic circles the language is called ''Kikongo-Kituba''. In the Republic of the Congo it is called ''Munukutuba'', a phrase which means literally "I say", and is used in the Republic's 1992 constitution. The latter (''Kituba'') means "way of speaking" and is used in the 2015 constitution. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo it is called ''Kikongo ya leta'' ("the state's Kikongo" or "Government Kikongo"), or Kikongo de l'État, shortened to ''Kileta''. Confusingly, it is also called ''Kikongo'', especially in areas that lack Kongo (Kikongo) speakers, namely the Kwango and Kwilu Provinces. The constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo lists "Kikongo" as one of the national languages. The Kikongo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo includes 16 communes, some divided in urban boroughs (''arrondissements'') and in quarters. Two of these communes, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, have the same name as departments but with a different area.Laws n° 12 to 14-2011 and 17 to 19-2011 {{cite web , url=https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2011/congo-jo-2011-21.pdf , title=JO n° 21-2011 , date=2011-05-26 , pages=581,585-586,589-590 , publisher={{lang, fr, Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement - Journal Officiel , website=sgg.cg , access-date=2023-09-02, language=fr The list of the communes sorted by departments (with the number of arrondissements): * Bouenza: Madingou (0) and Nkayi (2) *Brazzaville: Brazzaville (9) *Cuvette : Owando (0) and Oyo (0) *Cuvette-Ouest: Ewo (0) * Lékoumou: Sibiti (0) * Likouala: Impfondo (0) * Niari : Dolisie (2) and Mossendjo (2) * Plateaux: Djambala (0) *Pointe-Noire: Pointe-Noire (6) *Pool: Kinkala (0) and Kintélé (0) *Sangha: Ouésso (2) and Pokola (0) See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of The Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo is divided into 15 departments since the adoption of the corresponding laws in October 2024. These departments replaced former regions (''régions'', singular ''région'') in 2002: These regions are subdivided into more than Districts of the Republic of the Congo, 100 districts and Communes of the Republic of the Congo, 16 communes; which are further subdivided into urban communities (communautés urbaines) and rural communities (communautés rurales); which are further subdivided into quarters or neighborhoods (quartiers) and villages. See also * Communes of the Republic of the Congo * Districts of the Republic of the Congo * ISO 3166-2:CG References External links Congo Departments at Statoids.com {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries Departments of the Republic of the Congo, Subdivisions of the Republic of the Congo Lists of administrative divisions, Congo, Republic of, Departments Administrative di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loandjili
Loandjili (Lo-anh-ji-li), also known as Louantili, is one of the arrondissements of the city of Pointe-Noire in 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 .... Its population is approximately 23,000. References {{Reflist Pointe-Noire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouilou Department
Kouilou ( ) is a department of the Republic of the Congo. Covering the country's coastline, it has an area of 13,650 square kilometres and at the start of 2023 it was home to about 97,362 people. The department borders Niari Department, the commune of Pointe-Noire, and internationally, Gabon and the Cabinda area of Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c .... Since 2011 the town of Loango has been the capital of the Kouilou department. Before, the capital was Hinda (see "Villages and towns" part). ''Kouilou'' is also the name of a river, the Kouilou-Niari River. Administrative divisions Kouilou Department is divided into six districts: Districts # Hinda District # Madingo-Kayes District # Mvouti District # Kakamoeka District # Nzambi District # L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Departments Of The Republic Of The Congo By Human Development Index ...
This is a list of the 12 departments of the Republic of the Congo by Human Development Index as of 2022. * See also * List of countries by Human Development Index References {{reflist Congo, Republic of Congo Human Development Index Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongo Language
Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Angola. It is a tonal language. The vast majority of present-day speakers live in Africa. There are roughly seven million native speakers of Kongo in the above-named countries. An estimated five million more speakers use it as a second language. Historically, it was spoken by many of those Africans who for centuries were taken captive, transported across the Atlantic, and sold as slaves in the Americas. For this reason, creolized forms of the language are found in ritual speech of Afro-American religions, especially in Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Suriname. It is also one of the sources of the Gullah language, which formed in the Low Country and Sea Islands of the United States Southeast. The Palenquero creole in Colombia is also related to Kong creole. Geographic distribution Kongo wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
