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Brazzaville covers a large area to the north of the Congo River, just below 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 location of the Republic of the Congo An enlargeable map of the Republic of the Congo. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo – also known as Congo-Brazzaville or the Congo, is a sovereign country located in Central Africa. [1]
The Republic of the Congo covers an area of 342,000 km², of which 341,500 km² is land while 500 km² is water. Congo claims 200 nautical miles (370 km) of territorial sea. The capital of the Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville, located on the Congo River immediately across from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Climate diagram for Brazzaville. Congo is located in the central-western part of sub-Saharan Africa, along the Equator, lying between latitudes 4°N and 5°S, and longitudes 11° and 19°E. To the south and east of it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Departments of the Republic of the Congo Départements de la République du Congo ; A clickable map of the Republic of the Congo exhibiting its twelve departments. Category: Unitary State: Location: Republic of the Congo: Number: 12 Departments: Populations: 72,999 (Cuvette-Ouest) – 1,373,382 (Brazzaville) Areas
[23] [24] [25] The river was known as Zaire during the 16th and 17th centuries; Congo seems to have replaced Zaire gradually in English usage during the 18th century, and Congo is the preferred English name in 19th-century literature, although references to Zaire as the name used by the natives (i.e., derived from Portuguese usage) remained ...
Map of Republic of the Congo. This is a list of cities and towns in the Republic of the Congo with population of 4,000 or more, ... Brazzaville: 1,373,382: 2,138,236 2
Kinshasa–Brazzaville is a transborder agglomeration comprising Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Brazzaville, ...