Pointe-Noire

Pointe-Noire
Njinji
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire
Flag of Pointe-Noire
Coat of arms of Pointe-Noire
Motto: 
Pointe-Noire is located in Republic of the Congo
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire
Location in the Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 04°47′51″S 11°51′1″E / 4.79750°S 11.85028°E / -4.79750; 11.85028
Country Republic of the Congo
DepartmentPointe-Noire Department
CommunePointe-Noire
Founded1883
Government
 • MayorJean-François Kando (PCT)
Area
 • Total2,134 km2 (824 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total1,420,612 [1]
 • Official language
French
 • National language
Kituba language
Area code242
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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  2. ^ "Subnational HDI (v7.0)". Global_Data_Lab. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ Jean Dello (1988). "Toponymie sur la ville de Pointe Noire" (PDF). Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique Pour Le Développement en Coopération (in French). p. 11. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ Cécile Manciaux (2012). "Pointe-Noire : il était une fois Ndji-Ndji". JeuneAfrique (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ Marcel Poaty et Paulin Roch Beapami et l’Alliance biblique du Congo (ABC), Kutaangë i Kusonikë Civili : Lire et écrire le Civili, SIL-Congo (Société internationale de linguistique, antenne Congo), 2018, p. 37
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 January 2024.