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35-633: Limete is located south of the Pool Malebo between the mouths of the Funa and Ndjili rivers. The eastern boundary is the Ndjili going south down to Boulevard Lumumba ( RN1  [ fr ] ). The western boundary from the north follows the Funa, Boulevard Lumumba, and Avenue de L'Université down to Avenue Kikwit. From there the southern boundary rejoins Boulevard Lumumba to the east via Avenue Sefu and

70-410: A department but not with the same area. It is governed by a municipal council and a departmental council. The mayor is the president of the municipal council. The commune is divided into nine arrondissements (boroughs), each with an official number: The department includes the area of the commune and, since 2011, the new district of Ile Mbamou . The location of Brazzaville near the pool of

105-647: A key port on the Congo River , Brazzaville still takes deliveries of raw materials , such as rubber , wood , and agricultural products . From here they are generally sent onward to Pointe-Noire for export. Many companies, government organizations and NGOs have regional offices in the capital city, where they can work with government officials. The World Health Organization has its regional office for Africa located in Brazzaville. Companies headquartered in Brazzaville include Equatorial Congo Airlines and

140-469: A meeting of the French resistance forces and representatives of France's African colonies. The resulting Brazzaville Declaration represented an attempt to redefine the relationship between France and its African colonies. Until the 1960s, the city was divided into European (the centre of the city) and African sections ( Poto-Poto , Bacongo, and Makélékélé). In 1980, it became a " commune " separated from

175-605: A private holding. The first large-scale building work of the city began four years later, as the French competed with Léopoldville (now Kinshasa ) which Belgian colonists were developing on the south side of the river. The Berlin Conference of 1884 placed French control over this area on an official footing. The city became the capital of the French Congo in 1904. It continued as capital when French Equatorial Africa

210-402: A railway was constructed nearby, a plaque was installed at Palaba to commemorate the rail line connecting Matadi to Stanley Pool . The Pool Malebo is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) long, 23 kilometres (14 mi) wide and 500 km (190 sq mi) in surface area . Its central part is occupied by M'Bamou or Bamu Island (180 km (69 sq mi)), which is Republic of

245-490: A third of the national populace. Some 40% are employed in non-agricultural professions. During World War II , Brazzaville served as the de facto capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942. In 2013, Brazzaville was designated a City of Music by UNESCO ; since then it has also been a member of the Creative Cities Network . Brazzaville covers a large area to the north of the Congo River , just below

280-760: Is a lake-like widening in the lower reaches of the Congo River . The river serves as the border between the Republic of the Congo to the north and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south. The pool's former name was in honour of the British explorer and journalist Sir Henry Morton Stanley , who mapped this area. In the late 19th century, British colonists named this natural feature Stanley Pool, after British explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley, who had mapped and reported on this region. When

315-538: Is a public university in Brazzaville, named after a former leader. The university was founded in December 1971 after independence. Today it has approximately 26,000 students. International schools: Brazzaville features a tropical wet and dry climate . Its wet season, which runs from October–May, is longer than its dry season, which covers the remaining months. Brazzaville's driest months, July and August, on average have no significant precipitation. Since Brazzaville

350-731: Is an electoral district for both the election of a thirteen-member communal council and that of three deputies of the Provincial Assembly of Kinshasa . Both elections are by open list . For the National Assembly Limete is part of the Kinshasa III district ( Mont Amba ). Nationwide communal council elections were scheduled for 22 September 2019 but did not take place. In December of that year President Tshisekedi declared that these elections would be held sometime in 2020. The Provincial Assembly election

385-461: Is important for the survival of megafauna, and also critical to the world's climate. Burning the peat would release too much carbon and raise the Earth's temperature. The declaration to save peatlands as the world's largest terrestrial organic carbon stock was signed by Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Republic of the Congo , and Indonesia , which also has peatlands. Brazzaville was founded by

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420-582: Is south of the equator, its dry season begins at around its "winter" solstice, which is the month of June. The city has relatively consistent temperatures throughout the course of the year. The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport , which lies in the centre of the city and which has regular flights to Pointe-Noire as well as international destinations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. A flight operates twice weekly between Brazzaville and Kinshasa, but

455-453: Is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo (Congo Republic). Administratively, 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 (DR Congo). The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 2.1 million residents, comprising more than

490-587: Is the only place in the world where two national capital cities developed on opposite banks of a river, within sight of each other. In March 2018, the "Brazzaville Declaration" was signed to promote better management and conservation of the Cuvette Centrale , a region in Congo Basin and primarily in DRC. It is the world's largest tropical peatland , made up of swamp forests. Conservation of this area

525-467: The French colonial empire upon an existing indigenous Bateke settlement called Ncuna, during the Scramble for Africa when European nations established spheres of influence on the continent. The Italian-born explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza , who was granted French citizenship in 1874, officially founded the settlement on 10 September 1880; it commemorates his name. The local King , Makoko of

560-539: The Limete Tower interchange. Limete's neighboring communes going clockwise from the east are: Masina , Matete , Lemba , Ngaba , Kalamu , and Barumbu . The administration of Limete is led by an unelected government appointed burgomaster (French: bourgmestre ). As of 2023 the burgomaster is Nathalie Alamba. The reform of having burgomasters elected by communal councils awaits the inaugural election of these councils. With 295,768 on its voter rolls Limete

595-617: The Livingstone Falls . The river reaches sea level at the port of Boma , Congo, after a passage of 300 km. There are many palm and papyrus swamps along the edges of the river and pool. Floating mats of Eichhornia plants move on the river and drift through the pool. Most fish endemic to the area are catfishes , including the mountain catfish , L. brieni , Leptoglanis mandevillei , L. bouilloni and Atopochilus chabanaudi , an upside-down catfish . More than 200 fish species have been documented. Mormyrids are

630-670: The Pool Malebo . Mbamu , a large island within the Pool, is part of the Republic of Congo's territory. Brazzaville is 506 km (314 mi) inland from the Atlantic Ocean and approximately 474 km (295 mi) south of the equator . Around the city are large plains. The town is relatively flat, and situated at an altitude of 317 m (1,040 ft). Downriver the Congo has numerous rapids, known as Livingston Falls, preventing navigation upriver to this point from its mouth at

665-455: The 1990s, civil wars resulted in thousands of civilian deaths here and forced hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee the city. More recently thousands of people leaving the DRC have made their way to Brazzaville; the local United Nations force and the DRC government have accused the city of deporting thousands of these refugees. In April 2016 fighting occurred between police and local militia units, with at least 18 people killed. As of

700-434: The 2023 census, the city had a population of 2.15 million. The National Institute of Statistics for 2014 is 1.73 million. Kinshasa , DRC, had more than 10 million inhabitants in 2014. Together with Kinshasa, the combined conurbation of Kinshasa-Brazzaville has about 12 million inhabitants. Significant political and infrastructure challenges prevent the two cities from functioning with any meaningful connection. Since

735-542: The Atlantic. Kinshasa , the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is located on the southern bank of the Congo, directly across from Brazzaville. To distinguish between the two African countries that have "Congo" in their names, the Republic of the Congo is sometimes called Congo-Brazzaville, as opposed to Congo-Kinshasa. Kinshasa is more than five times larger than Brazzaville in population. This

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770-424: The Congo territory. The pool is shallow with depths of 3–10 m. But water levels may vary by as much as 3 m over the course of a year, because of seasonal flooding. The altitude here is an average of 272 metres (892 ft). The capitals of the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Brazzaville and Kinshasa , respectively— are located on opposite shores of

805-550: The Congo River enabled it to grow as an industrial, trading and port settlement. It was connected through trade by ships and boats traveling upriver to inland areas, which produced raw materials from the beginning of the colonial period. Construction of the railway connecting to Pointe-Noire increased the ability of city businessmen to get their products to the port for export. Industries present in Brazzaville include machine shops , textiles , tanning , and manufacturing . As

840-677: The French colonial period. Christian churches are most prevalent in the city, where the Roman Catholic Church has an archdiocese . Since then, churches have been established by new immigrants and by local adoption of evangelical Protestantism. Examples include the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-du-Congo in Brazzaville , Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Brazzaville and Gabon ( Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa ), Evangelical Church of Congo ( World Communion of Reformed Churches ), and Assemblies of God . The Marien Ngouabi University

875-581: The Téké, signed a treaty of protection with Brazza, which subjugated his lands to the French Empire . From October 1880 until May 1882, a small squad of troops led by Senegalese Sergeant Malamine Camara occupied the site, in order to prevent the land from falling into Belgian hands. Their forces were active on the south side of the river, where King Leopold II ruled the Belgian Congo for a period as

910-523: The flight time is only five minutes. The Congo-Ocean Railway has a station in the city and in 2014 was operating the La Gazelle train service every other day to Pointe-Noire and intermediate destinations. The city is an important river port , with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo . Ferries and fast private boats serve as the primary means of connection between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The Livingstone Falls lie on

945-482: The mid-19th century, the two cities have been rivals in trade, sports and power. There have been proposals to connect the two capitals by a Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge . In 2018, with relative peace re-established in the region, the African Development Bank and Africa50 signed a deal with both governments to develop the project. Brazzaville, like Pointe-Noire, is a commune (municipality) and

980-773: The mobile operator Warid Congo . Roger Erell , a highly regarded architect, designed a house in the city for Charles de Gaulle when he was the leader of Free France here. Other buildings include the Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza Mausoleum, the Nabemba Tower , and the Congressional Palace (Brazzaville). The Marien Ngouabi Mausoleum, Brazzaville Zoo , and the Poto-Poto School of Painting are also destinations for visitors and city residents. Many Congolese converted to Catholicism during

1015-499: The most common, with over 40 species, and have the highest diversification. This Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brazzaville Brazzaville ( French pronunciation: [bʁazavil] , Kongo : Ntamo, Ntambo, Kintamo, Kintambo, Tandala, Mavula ; Teke : M'fa , Mfaa , Mfa , Mfoa )

1050-464: The outskirts of the city, where the Djoué River meets the Congo, rendering river transport to the coast impossible, qualifying the railway as a portage railway . Although there is no organised public transport system, privately owned buses are available in the capital. Taxis are available on every street and are easily recognized, being painted with a green body and white top, and the fare for

1085-470: The rapids on the Congo River. Construction of the railway resulted in the deaths of more than 17,000 Africans, and the people revolted against the French in 1928. During World War II, Brazzaville and the rest of French Equatorial Africa remained beyond the control of Vichy France , which served the Nazi occupation. The city served as the capital of Free France from 1940 to 1943. In 1944, Brazzaville hosted

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1120-428: The southern part of Pool Malebo. These two capital cities are the closest geographically of any in the world (other than the contiguous Rome , Italy and Vatican City ). The Pool is the beginning of the navigable part of the Congo River upstream to the cities of Mbandaka , Kisangani and Bangui . Downstream, navigation of the river is blocked by its descent through hundreds of meters in a series of rapids known as

1155-414: The surrounding Pool Department and divided into nine " arrondissements " along the French model of administration. Since the late 20th century, the city has frequently been a staging ground for wars, including internal conflicts between rebel and government forces. It has been a base of conflicts between forces of the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Angola . During

1190-603: Was founded in 1910, as a federation of French colonial states: it included Gabon , the Central African Republic , and Chad until 1960. From 1910 to 1915 the major municipal buildings were constructed, including a courthouse and headquarters for the Banque de l'AEF and Institut Pasteur. In 1934, the Congo–Ocean Railway opened, linking Brazzaville with the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire and bypassing

1225-529: Was held as part of the general elections on 30 December 2018. Therese Masengo Muabuanga ( UDPS/Tshisekedi ), Jean Désiré Mbonzi Wa Mbonzi ( MLC ), and Gerard Mulumba Kongolo Wa Kongolo (UDPS/Tshisekedi) are the deputies representing Limete in the new legislature. In 2014 Limete was divided into the following 14 quarters (French: quartiers ): Pool Malebo The Pool Malebo , formerly Stanley Pool , also known as Mpumbu , Lake Nkunda or Lake Nkuna by local indigenous people in pre-colonial times ,

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