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Pointe-Noire
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Pointe-Noire

Chief port and second-largest city of the Republic of the Congo, formerly (1950–58) the capital; population (2004 est) 635,200. It is on the Atlantic coast and is the terminus of the railway from Brazzaville. Industries include oil refining, shipbuilding, potash processing, brewing, and food exporting. Tourism is also important here.

Loango, the former port and capital of the Loango kingdom (which flourished in the 15th century), is included within the city limits.



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