Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. From an administrative perspective, it is a department and a commune. Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pointe-Noire is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department and a commune since the 2002 Constitution. 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. Pointe-Noire is the main commercial centre of the country and has a population of more than 1 million inhabitants since 2018.
Ouésso is a town and a commune in the northern Republic of the Congo at the border of Cameroon, lying on the Sangha River and surrounded by rainforest. It is linked by ferry with Brazzaville and is known for the pygmy people who live nearby. It is the capital of the Sangha Department.
Owando is a town and a commune located in the central Republic of the Congo lying on the Kouyou River. It is the capital of Cuvette Department and of Owando District. It is home to a market and has an airport.
Dolisie, known as Loubomo between 1975 and 1991, is a city and a commune. It is the capital of Niari in the south western of the Republic of the Congo, the country's third largest city and an important commercial centre. The city lies on the eastern edge of the coastal rainforest and has a population of 117,920.
Kayes is a small town in the Bouenza Department of the Republic of the Congo. It is located about 2 km south of Nkayi, the country’s fourth largest city. Kayes is also the name of a district, of which the town of Kayes is the capital.
Mossendjo is a town and a commune located in the Niari Department of the Republic of the Congo.
Nkayi, also known as N'kayi, is a town and a commune in the Bouenza Department of the Republic of the Congo. It is the country's fourth largest city with a population of 100,783.
The Departments of the Republic of the Congo are divided into 86 districts and 6 communes; which are further subdivided into urban communities and rural communities ; which are further subdivided into quarters or neighborhoods (quartiers) and villages. Note the departments of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire are made of 1 commune each, then divided in urban districts (arrondissements).
The Republic of the Congo faces a number of ongoing health challenges.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
Loango is a town near the coast of the Republic of the Congo.
Tchiamba-Nzassi is a district of the Pointe-Noire Department of Republic of the Congo since 2011. The seat is located at the urban community Tchiamba-Nzassi at the border of the exclave Cabinda Province of Angola.
Ngoko is a district in the Cuvette Department of Republic of the Congo.
Ntokou is a district in the Cuvette Department of Republic of the Congo.
Tchikapika is a district in the Cuvette Department of Republic of the Congo.
Etoumbi is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Department of Republic of the Congo.
Mbama is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Department of Republic of the Congo.
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