Brazzaville
Brazzaville | |
|---|---|
  Brazzaville Cairt o the Republic o Congo shawin Brazzaville. | |
| Coordinates: 4°16′04″S 15°17′31″E / 4.26778°S 15.29194°E | |
| Kintra | Republic o the Congo |
| Caipital destrict | Brazzaville |
| Foondit | 1883 |
| Foondit bi | Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Hugues Ngouelondélé (nonpartisan) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 263.9 km2 (101.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 1,307,911 |
| • Density | 4956.08/km2 (12,836.2/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 242 |
Brazzaville is the caipital an lairgest city o the Republic o the Congo an is locatit on the Congo River. As o the 2007 census, it haes a population o 1,373,382 in the city proper, an aboot 2 million in tot whan includin the suburbs locatit in the Pool Region.[1] The populous city o Kinshasa (mair nor 10 million indwallers in 2009),[2] caipital o the Democratic Republic o the Congo, lees juist athort the Congo River frae Brazzaville. Thegither wi Kinshasa, the combined conurbation o Kinshasa-Brazzaville haes sicweys near 12 million indwallers (awbesit signeeficant poleetical an infrastructur challenges prevent the twa cities frae functionin wi ony meaninfu connection). Ower a third o the population o the Republic o Congo lies in the caipital, an it is hame tae 40% o non-ferm employment. It is an aa a financial an admeenistrative caipital.
