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. Une vue du centre ville la nuit. [9], In 1934 the Congo-Océan railway came into service, linking Brazzaville with the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire and bypassing the rapids on the Congo River.

Burning the peat would release too much carbon and raise the earth's temperature. From here they are generally sent onward to Pointe-Noire for export. A tale of two cities: Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.

Remise des contacts des tractopelles et motos tricycles, Marcel NGANONGO déterminé à assainir Ouenzé, Maurice Maurel KIWOUNZOU face au chefs de quartier de Makélékélé, Passation de consignes à l’arrondissement 7 M’filou, 17ème Assemblée générale ordinaire de la COSPECO, Construction du cimetière moderne de Matari, Première session extraordinaire du conseil municipal de Brazzaville, Forum International des Investissements du 19 au 21 novembre 2015, Brazzaville accueille la 8è édition du Festival Tuseo du 29 au 31 octobre.

Kinshasa, DRC, had more than 10 million inhabitants in 2014.

7 reviews. [25] The university was founded in December 1971 after independence. Today it has approximately 26,000 students.[25]. Brazzaville (French pronunciation: ​[bʁazavil], Kongo: Balazavile; Teke: Ncuna) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo (Congo Republic).

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[6], The Berlin Conference of 1884 placed French control over this area on an official footing. Since the late 20th century, the city has frequently been a staging ground for wars, including internal conflicts between rebel and government forces. The mayor is the president of the municipal council. [31]. Its wet season, which runs from October–May, is longer than its dry season, which covers the remaining months. Although there is no organised public transport system, privately owned buses are available in the capital.[30]. The United Nations Population Division estimate for 2014 is 1.83 million.

The projection of the CNSEE (national statistics centre) estimated an increase to 1.7 million by 2015,[14] but the projection was made before 2007 and was based on a lower estimate of the population (1.26 million) than that recorded in the census. 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.

The location of Brazzaville near the pool of the Congo River enabled it to grow as an industrial, trading and port settlement. The Marien Ngouabi Mausoleum, Brazzaville Zoo, and the Poto-Poto School of Painting are also destinations for visitors and city residents.

Une vue du centre ville de Brazzaville. About twenty percent of the vehicles in Brazzaville are taxis. 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. Ville de Brazzaville. The declaration to save peatlands as the world's largest terrestrial organic carbon stock was signed by Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, and Indonesia, which also has peatlands. Brazzaville est la capitale politique et administrative de la République du Congo. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. [4], 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.[29]. The town is relatively flat, and situated at an altitude of 317 metres (1,040 feet). La plage des cataractes au sud de Brazzaville.

The rail gauge on both sides is the same at 1067mm. [9] In 1944, Brazzaville hosted a meeting of the French resistance forces and representatives of France's African colonies. Around the city are large plains.
[10], During World War II Brazzaville and the rest of French Equatorial Africa remained beyond the control of Vichy France, which served the Nazi occupation. [19], The city is divided into nine arrondissements (boroughs):[20]. The city has relatively consistent temperatures throughout the course of the year. [17], Since the mid-19th century, the two cities have been rivals in trade, sports and power.

No front page content has been created yet. Construction of the railway resulted in the deaths of more than 17,000 Africans, and the people revolted against the French in 1928. [4] Ferries and fast private boats serve as the primary means of connection between Kinshasa and Brazzaville.

Since Brazzaville is south of the equator, its dry season begins at around its "winter" solstice, which is the month of June. Institut Francais du Congo. A flight operates twice weekly between Brazzaville and Kinshasa, but the flight time is only five minutes. [8] Construction of the railway connecting to Pointe-Noire increased the ability of city businessmen to get their products to the port for export.

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[18], Brazzaville, like Pointe-Noire, has the status of both a commune (municipality) and a department. Bars & Clubs. As of the 2007 census, the city had a population of 1.37 million.