Pointe-Noire

Summary

Pointe-Noire is a city^[1]. Pointe-Noire has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Pointe-Noire is located in Pointe-Noire Department^[3].
• Pointe-Noire is in the country of Republic of the Congo^[4].
• Pointe-Noire's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Pointe-Noire's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Pointe-Noire's instance of is recorded as commune of the Republic of the Congo^[7].
• Pointe-Noire's shares border with is recorded as Kouilou Department^[8].
• Pointe-Noire's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Orleans^[9].
• Pointe-Noire's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Havre^[10].
• Pointe-Noire's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dalian^[11].
• Pointe-Noire's Commons category is recorded as Pointe-Noire (Congo)^[12].
• Pointe-Noire's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[13].
• Pointe-Noire's local dialing code is recorded as 242^[14].
• 1883 marks the founding of Pointe-Noire^[15].
• Pointe-Noire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.7975, 'lon': 11.850277777777778}^[16].
• Pointe-Noire's official website is recorded as https://www.mairiepointenoire.cg/^[17].
• Pointe-Noire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pointe-Noire^[18].
• Pointe-Noire has a population of {'amount': '+787799'}^[19].
• Pointe-Noire has a population of {'amount': '+1006611'}^[20].
• Pointe-Noire has a population of {'amount': '+1420612'}^[21].
• Pointe-Noire's capital of is recorded as Pointe-Noire Department^[22].
• Pointe-Noire's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pointe-Noire'}^[23].
• Pointe-Noire's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Pointe-Noire (Congo)^[24].
• Pointe-Noire's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Pointe-Noire (Congo)^[25].
• Pointe-Noire's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ponténégrine'}^[26].
• Pointe-Noire's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ponténégrin'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Pointe-Noire is in the country of Republic of the Congo^[4]. Pointe-Noire is located in Pointe-Noire Department^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pointe-Noire covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2134'}^[28]. Pointe-Noire sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+787799'}^[19], {'amount': '+1006611'}^[20], and {'amount': '+1420612'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], big city^[6], and commune of the Republic of the Congo^[7].

History and Context

1883 marks the founding of Pointe-Noire^[15].

Why It Matters

Pointe-Noire has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Pointe-Noire is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]