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  • Pointe-Noire ([pwɛ̃tnwaʁ]; Kongo: Njinji, French: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004 Before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region (now a separate department)

  • Brazzaville (French pronunciation: ​[bʁazavil], Kongo: Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Mavula, Tandala; Teke: M'fa, Mfwa, Mfa, Mfua, Mfoa) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo (Congo Republic) Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 1

  • Lubumbashi (former names: Élisabethville (French) and Elisabethstad (Dutch)) is the third-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga Province, Lubumbashi is the center of mining in the region, acting as a hub for many of the country's largest mining companies No definite population figures are available, but the population of the city's urban area is estimated to be around 2,584,000 in 2021

  • Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville (French) and Jadotstad (Dutch)) is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Kinshasa (; French: [kinʃasa]; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville (Dutch: Leopoldstad), is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest growing megacities It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo; the two cities are the world's second-closest pair of capital cities (after Vatican City and Rome)

  • Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift system

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