Pointe-Noire
Visited in March 2019
At a glance
- Country
- Congo
- Region
- Pointe-Noire Department
- Population
- 1.4 million
- Type
- City in the Republic of the Congo
- Coordinates
- 4.80°S, 11.86°E
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Overview
Pointe-Noire is the second largest city and main economic centre in the Republic of the Congo, with a population of 1,420,612 inhabitants in 2023. Since the 2002 constitution, it has also been an autonomous department and a commune; 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 and is located near the border with Angola.
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