Dolisie Explained

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:2018
Population Total:117920
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 117,920 (2018 estimation).[2]

Dolisie is divided into 2 urban boroughs (arrondissements):

  1. Foundou-Foundou
  2. Youlou-Poungui

History

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 it had 20,000 inhabitants in 1972. The city's name changed to Loubomo in 1975, and soon 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.

Economy

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).

Transport

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.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Dolisie is twinned with:

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2018, chapitre 3 : organisation administrative . 2021-03-23 . PDF . 10 . French: Institut National de la Statistique . ins-congo.cg . 2023-08-18. fr .
  2. Web site: Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2018, chapitre 6 : statistiques démographiques . 2021-03-23 . PDF . 7 . French: Institut National de la Statistique . ins-congo.cg . 2023-08-18. fr .
  3. Web site: National Commission for Decentralised cooperation . https://archive.today/20131004135322/http://www.cncd.fr/frontoffice/bdd-region.asp?action=getRegion&id=3 . dead . 2013-10-04 . 2013-12-26 . Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) . fr .