Pointe-Noire
#292 in WorldRepublic of the Congo
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Population
1.1M
Coordinates
-4.7692, 11.8660
Category
cities
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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 is also an autonomous department and a commune ; before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region. 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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