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Brazzaville, capital of Congo: facts and figures
Brazzaville is the capital of Congo. It has about 2,400,000 residents, which makes it the 64th most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 312 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Kinshasa, 19 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Congo |
| Continent | Africa |
| City population | 2,400,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 64th of 172 |
| Elevation | 312 m |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Time zone | Africa/Brazzaville |
| Coordinates | 4.27° S, 15.27° E |
| Country population | 6,484,437 residents |
| Country GDP | 16.3 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $2,515 |
| Life expectancy | 66.0 years |
| Internet users | 47.3 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Brazzaville averages 24.9 °C from June to August and 25.8 °C from December to February. July is the coldest month of the year and March the warmest, and the city receives 1,395 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 25.7 °C |
| February | 26.1 °C |
| March | 26.4 °C |
| April | 26.2 °C |
| May | 26.1 °C |
| June | 25.0 °C |
| July | 24.5 °C |
| August | 25.3 °C |
| September | 26.2 °C |
| October | 26.1 °C |
| November | 25.4 °C |
| December | 25.5 °C |
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Kinshasa is the closest capital to Brazzaville.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa | DR Congo | 19 km |
| Luanda | Angola | 556 km |
| Libreville | Gabon | 829 km |
| Yaoundé | Cameroon | 995 km |
| Bangui | Central African Republic | 1,030 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Founding date: Wikidata, earliest recorded founding claim.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Brazzaville is the capital of Congo, in Africa, with about 2,400,000 residents, averaging 24.9 °C from June to August and 25.8 °C from December to February.
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What is the capital of Congo?
Brazzaville is the capital of Congo. It has about 2,400,000 residents and lies in Africa.
How many people live in Brazzaville?
About 2,400,000, which ranks Brazzaville 64th of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Brazzaville?
Brazzaville averages 24.9 °C from June to August and 25.8 °C from December to February, with 1,395 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Brazzaville?
GDP per capita in the country is $2,515, the latest year the World Bank reports.
Keep learning
- Kinshasa, capital of DR Congo: facts and figures
Kinshasa is the capital of DR Congo: 15,600,000 residents, 439 m above sea level, 24.6 °C from June to August and 24.9 °C from December to February.
- Luanda, capital of Angola: facts and figures
Luanda is the capital of Angola: 8,300,000 residents, 76 m above sea level, 22.2 °C from June to August and 26.7 °C from December to February. Key figures and sources.
- Libreville, capital of Gabon: facts and figures
Libreville is the capital of Gabon: 840,000 residents, 14 m above sea level, 26.1 °C from December to February and 25.0 °C from June to August. Key figures and sources.
- Capitals of the world: the full list by continent
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