Brazzaville

Brazzaville (population 600,000) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River.

Geography

Brazzaville is located at 4°16' South, 15°17' East (-4.26667, 15.28333). http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html In order to distinguish between the two African countries with "Congo" in their names, the Republic of the Congo is sometimes called Congo-Brazzaville, as opposed to Congo-Kinshasa (the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known from 1971 to 1999 as Zaire, the capital of which is Kinshasa). Kinshasa lies on the southern bank of the Congo, across from Brazzaville.

Related Topics:
Africa - Zaire - Kinshasa

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The city is a commune that is separated from the other regions of the republic; it is surrounded by the Pool Region.

Related Topics:
Regions - Pool Region

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