Brazzaville

Summary

Brazzaville is a city^[1]. Brazzaville ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 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 image is recorded as Quartier OCH.jpg^[8].
• Brazzaville's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Brazzaville's instance of is recorded as border city^[10].
• Brazzaville's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Brazzaville's instance of is recorded as commune of the Republic of the Congo^[12].
• Brazzaville's official language is recorded as French^[13].
• Brazzaville's shares border with is recorded as Kinshasa^[14].
• Brazzaville's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Brazzaville.svg^[15].
• Brazzaville's founder is recorded as Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza^[16].
• Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza is named after Brazzaville^[17].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reims^[18].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dresden^[19].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kinshasa^[20].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Windhoek^[21].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dakar^[22].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Weihai^[23].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nouakchott^[24].
• Brazzaville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rabat^[25].
• Brazzaville's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242100229^[26].
• Brazzaville's GND ID is recorded as 4080519-0^[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+588'}^[28]. Brazzaville's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'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^[9], border city^[10], big city^[11], and commune of the Republic of the Congo^[12].

History and Context

+1880-09-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Brazzaville^[36]. Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza is named after Brazzaville^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brazzaville include Brazzaville Group^[37], an international organization^[38], founded in 1960^[39] and Sanza de Mfoa^[40], an award^[41], in Republic of the Congo^[42].

Why It Matters

Brazzaville ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).^[2] Brazzaville has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Brazzaville is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Brazzaville include Brazzaville Group^[37], an international organization^[38], founded in 1960^[39] and Sanza de Mfoa^[40], an award^[41], in Republic of the Congo^[42].