Kintélé is a town in the north-eastern suburbs of Brazzaville established as a commune in 2017[2] and located in southern Republic of Congo in the Ignié District of the Pool Department.
Kintélé | |
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 Colorful renovation of the huts of the accommodation site ("Mille Logements") intended to accommodate the homeless after the Brazzaville arms dump blasts in 2012. | |
  Kintélé Location in the Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 4°8′9″S 15°20′57″E / 4.13583°S 15.34917°E | |
| Country |  Republic of the Congo |
| Department | Pool |
| District | Ignié |
| Commune | Kintélé |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,952 |
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Kintélé is bordered to the west by the Djiri river and to the south and east by the Congo River.
It is connected to Brazzaville by the Talangaï-Kintélé viaduct (almost 7 km long) which overlooks the major bed of the Congo.
The most remarkable equipments are the Kintélé Sports Complex (built for the 2015 African Games[3]) and the Denis Sassou Nguesso University (DSNU) opened in February 2021.
References edit
- ^ "Présentation du projet de loi portant érection de la localité de Kintélé en commune". smavulanews.canalblog.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Loi n° 14-2017 du 16 mars 2017 portant érection de la localité de Kintélé en commune" (PDF). sgg.cg. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ « Le Congo se dit “prêt” pour accueillir 8 000 athlètes », Le Monde du 7 août 2015.