Brazzaville

Summary

Brazzaville is a city^[1]. Brazzaville ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,574 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brazzaville was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Brazzaville is located in Republic of the Congo^[4].
• Brazzaville is in the country of Republic of the Congo^[5].
• Brazzaville is on the body of water Congo^[6].
• Brazzaville's head of government is recorded as Dieudonné Bantsimba^[7].
• Brazzaville's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Brazzaville's instance of is recorded as border city^[9].
• Brazzaville's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Brazzaville's instance of is recorded as commune of the Republic of the Congo^[11].
• Brazzaville's official language is recorded as French^[12].
• Brazzaville's shares border with is recorded as Kinshasa^[13].
• Brazzaville's founder is recorded as Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza^[14].
• Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza is named after Brazzaville^[15].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reims^[16].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dresden^[17].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kinshasa^[18].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Windhoek^[19].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dakar^[20].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Weihai^[21].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nouakchott^[22].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rabat^[23].
• Brazzaville's Commons category is recorded as Brazzaville^[24].
• Brazzaville's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Brazzaville's local dialing code is recorded as 242^[26].
• September 10, 1880 marks the founding of Brazzaville^[27].

Body

Geography

Brazzaville is in the country of Republic of the Congo^[5]. Brazzaville is located in Republic of the Congo^[4]. Brazzaville is on the body of water Congo^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Brazzaville covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+588'}^[28]. Brazzaville sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+320'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1733263'}^[30], {'amount': '+1503803'}^[31], {'amount': '+1783520'}^[32], {'amount': '+585812'}^[33], {'amount': '+856410'}^[34], and {'amount': '+1373382'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], border city^[9], big city^[10], and commune of the Republic of the Congo^[11].

History and Context

September 10, 1880 marks the founding of Brazzaville^[27]. Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza is named after Brazzaville^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brazzaville include Brazzaville Group^[36], an international organization^[37], founded in 1960^[38] and Sanza de Mfoa^[39], an award^[40], in Republic of the Congo^[41].

Why It Matters

Brazzaville ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,574 views/month).^[2] Brazzaville has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Brazzaville is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Brazzaville include Brazzaville Group^[36], an international organization^[37], founded in 1960^[38] and Sanza de Mfoa^[39], an award^[40], in Republic of the Congo^[41].