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What Is the Capital of Republic of the Congo?

Brazzaville is on UTC+1 — UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Among the capitals of neighbouring countries, Kinshasa (DR Congo) is the closest, 8 km away in a straight line.

Brazzaville

The capital of Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville. About 2.6 million people live in the Brazzaville urban area — 40.7% of the country's population.

2.6 million

Urban area population

UTC+1

Time zone

4.25°S

Latitude · 15.28°E

Yes

Largest city

Brazzaville at a glance

Named after the Italian-born French explorer and humanitarian, Pierre Savorgnan de BRAZZA (1852-1905), who founded the town in 1883.

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). No daylight saving time.

4 15 S, 15 17 E · IANA time zone Africa/Lagos

Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon

Brazzaville Capital

2.6 million

Pointe-Noire

1.3 million

Urban-area population · CIA World Factbook (public domain)

Straight-line distance between capitals.

The capital of Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville. About 2.6 million people live in the Brazzaville urban area — 40.7% of the country's population.

Yes — Brazzaville is also the largest urban area of Republic of the Congo (2.6 million).

Brazzaville is on UTC+1 — UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Named after the Italian-born French explorer and humanitarian, Pierre Savorgnan de BRAZZA (1852-1905), who founded the town in 1883.

Among the capitals of neighbouring countries, Kinshasa (DR Congo) is the closest, 8 km away in a straight line.

Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).