Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire is the second largest town of the Republic of the Congo. It is in the south in Kouilou Department. As of 2007, 715,000 people lived there.[2]
Pointe-Noire | |
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Department | |
 Pointe-Noire | |
| Coordinates: 04°46′43″S 11°51′49″E | |
| Country |  Republic of the Congo |
| Department | Pointe-Noire Department |
| Commune | Pointe-Noire |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.7 km2 (16.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2007[1]) | |
| • Total | 715,334 |
| • Density | 16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi) |
| Area code | 242 |
| Website | www.pointenoireinformation.com |
Pointe-Noire is a commune divided into six urban districts (arrondissements):
- Patrice Emery Lumumba district, the oldest area. It is the administrative and commercial centre.
- Mvou-Mvou
- Tié-Tié
- Loandjili district
- Mongo-Pokou district
- Ngoyo district
References
- "Estimation at World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013.
- Administrator. "Population des Départements". Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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