Pointe-Noire
City, department and commune of the Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the city in the Republic of the Congo. For the village in Guadeloupe, see Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe. For the port in Canada, see Pointe-Noire, Quebec.
Pointe-Noire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t.nwaʁ]; Kongo: Njinji, French: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards[2][3][4]) 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.[5] 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 has a population of 1,420,612 inhabitants in 2023.[6]
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Pointe-Noire
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Motto: | |
Coordinates: 04°47′51″S 11°51′1″E | |
Country | Republic of the Congo |
Department | Pointe-Noire Department |
Commune | Pointe-Noire |
Founded | 1883 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean-François Kando (PCT) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,134 km2 (824 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 1,420,612 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Official language | French |
• National language | Kituba language |
Area code | 242 |
HDI (2021) | 0.614[1] · medium · 2nd of 12 |
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