Dolisie

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title: "Dolisie" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["niari-department", "populated-places-in-the-republic-of-the-congo", "populated-places-established-in-1934"] topic_path: "general/niari-department" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolisie" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Dolisie, known as Loubomo (or Lubomo) between 1975 and 1991, is a city and a commune. 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).

Dolisie is divided into 2 urban boroughs (arrondissements): Foundou-Foundou and 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 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.

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:

Climate

|location = Dolisie (1991-2020) |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes | Jan mean C = 25.8 | Feb mean C = 26.1 | Mar mean C = 26.4 | Apr mean C = 26.3 | May mean C = 25.7 | Jun mean C = 23.7 | Jul mean C = 22.7 | Aug mean C = 22.7 | Sep mean C = 24.0 | Oct mean C = 25.4 | Nov mean C = 25.7 | Dec mean C = 25.4 | year mean C = 25.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 146.5 | Feb precipitation mm = 152.3 | Mar precipitation mm = 181.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 179.9 | May precipitation mm = 99.3 | Jun precipitation mm = 6.0 | Jul precipitation mm = 3.5 | Aug precipitation mm = 6.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 16.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 103.7 | Nov precipitation mm = 221.8 | Dec precipitation mm = 189.2 |source 1 = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/RepublicOfCongo/CSV/DOLISIE_64401.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 4, 2024}}}}

Notable people

References

References

  2. (2021-03-23). "Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2018, chapitre 3 : organisation administrative". {{lang.
  3. (2021-03-23). "Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2018, chapitre 6 : statistiques démographiques". {{lang.
  4. "Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  5. "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères).
  6. (2014). "Liste des Président du Congo". Consulat Général de la République du CONGO Brazzaville.

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