Brazzaville

For other uses, see Brazzaville (disambiguation).

Brazzaville
Capital city
Top: Brazzaville Skyline in Amilcar Cabral Avenue; Middle: World Health Organization Office, Congo River; Bottom: Brazza Mausoleum, Marien Ngouabi University
Coat of arms of Brazzaville
Coat of arms
Brazzaville is located in Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
Brazzaville
Map of the Republic of Congo showing Brazzaville
Brazzaville is located in Africa
Brazzaville
Brazzaville
Brazzaville (Africa)
Coordinates: 04°16′10″S 15°16′16″E / 4.26944°S 15.27111°E / -4.26944; 15.27111
CountryRepublic of the Congo
Capital districtBrazzaville
DepartmentBrazzaville
CommuneBrazzaville
Founded1883
Founded byPierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Government
 • MayorDieudonné Bantsimba
Area
588 km2 (227 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2023 census)
2,145,783 [1]
 • Urban
2,557,100
 • Metro
2,724,566
 • Official language
 • National languages
  • Kituba
  • Lingala
  • Non-national language : Ciladi [fr]
DemonymBrazzavillian
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (West Africa Time)
 • Summer (DST)(Not Observed)
Area code242
HDI (2021)0.623[2] · medium · 1st of 12
Websitewww.brazzaville.cg

Brazzaville (French pronunciation: [bʁazavil], Kongo: Ntamo, Ntambo, Kintamo, Kintambo, Tandala, Mavula; Teke: M'fa, Mfaa, Mfa, Mfoa[3][4][5][6][7]) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo (Congo Republic). Administratively, it is a department and a commune.[8] 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 by UNESCO; since then it has also been a member of the Creative Cities Network.[9]

  1. ^ BOKOLO, Guilesse (8 January 2024). "RESULTATS PRELIMINAIRES". INS-CONGO BRAZZAVILLE (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Subnational HDI (v7.0)". Global_Data_Lab. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2013, p. 60
  4. ^ Sylvie Ayimpam, Vie matérielle, échanges et capitalisme sur la rive méridionale du Pool du fleuve Congo (1815-1930), Centre d'Étude des Mondes Africains (CEMAf), 2006, p. 4 and p. 9
  5. ^ André JACQUOT, Lexique Laadi (Koongo), L'Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer (O.R.S.T.O.M.), 1974
  6. ^ Joseph ZIDI, Brazzaville : Les enjeux de la géographie des migrations (1800-2010), Université Marien Ngouabi de Brazzaville, 2016
  7. ^ MARTIN Phyllis M., Loisirs et société à Brazzaville pendant l'ère coloniale, KARTHALA Editions, 2006, p. 31
  8. ^ "Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2018, chapitre 3 : organisation administrative" (PDF). ins-congo.cg (in French). Institut National de la Statistique. 23 March 2021. p. 13. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Brazzaville, Zahlé, Kraków and Fabriano designated UNESCO Creative Cities". UN News. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.