| Official Name: | Dolisie |
| Other Name: | (Loubomo) |
| Pushpin Map: | Republic of the Congo |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Republic of the Congo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Republic of the Congo |
| Subdivision Name1: | Niari Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Louvakou District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dolisie |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1934 |
| Founder: | Albert Dolisie |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 census |
| Population Total: | 178,172 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | -4.2006°N 12.6792°W |
| Elevation M: | 290 |
| Area Code: | 242 |
Dolisie, known as Loubomo (or Lubomo) between 1975 and 1991, is a city and a commune.[1] It is the capital of Niari in the south western of the Republic of the Congo, the country's third largest city and an important commercial centre. The city lies on the eastern edge of the coastal rainforest and has a population of 178,172 (2023 census).[2] [3]
Dolisie is divided into 2 urban boroughs (arrondissements): Foundou-Foundou and Youlou-Poungui.
The city was founded as a station on the Congo-Ocean Railway, and it was named after Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's lieutenant Albert Dolisie.
It became a thriving city thanks to the wealth of the railway, and had 20,000 inhabitants in 1972. The city's name changed to Loubomo in 1975, and it became the third largest city in Congo-Brazzaville. The civil war of the late 1990s caused an exodus of rural people toward cities, and Loubomo's population has significantly increased since then.
Dolisie is a major rail center. Its location marks the link between the east-west Congo-Ocean Railway and the Mbinda line which runs north to the border with Gabon at Mbinda.Dolisie is also home to numerous small industries (wood, lumber).
Dolisie is home to Dolisie Airport.
Dolisie-Loubomo railway station on the Congo–Ocean Railway provides daily rail service to Pointe-Noire, Brazzaville and intermediate points.
Dolisie is twinned with:
