Pointe-Noire
Njinji | |
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 Pointe-Noire | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: | |
  Pointe-Noire Location in the Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 04°47′51″S 11°51′1″E / 4.79750°S 11.85028°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 [1] |
| • Official language | French |
| • National language | Kituba language |
| Area code | 242 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.614[2] · medium · 2nd of 12 |
Pointe-Noire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t.nwaʁ]; Kongo: Njinji, French: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards[3][4][5]) 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.[6] 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.[7]
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- ^ "Subnational HDI (v7.0)". Global_Data_Lab. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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- ^ "Constitution du 20 janvier 2002" (PDF). sgg.cg (in French). Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel. 1 February 2002. p. 20. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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