Congo — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Congo had an estimated population of 3,572,799 in 2005, with 19 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Republic of the Congo today — population now 6,637,785, against 3,572,799 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 3,572,799 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 3,696,393 | 6,637,785 | +80% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe Noire | 853,808 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazzaville | Brazzaville | 1,284,609 | 1,982,000 now |
| 2 | Pointe Noire | Kouilou | 659,084 | 1,032,000 now |
| 3 | Loubomo | Niari | 103,894 | — |
| 4 | Nkayi | Bouenza | 58,737 | 103,000 now |
| 5 | Owando | Cuvette | 23,952 | 35,698 now |
| 6 | Ouesso | Sangha | 23,915 | 40,667 now |
| 7 | Loandjili | Kouilou | 23,204 | 23,204 now |
| 8 | Madingou | Bouenza | 22,760 | — |
| 9 | Gamboma | Plateaux | 20,877 | 26,718 now |
| 10 | Impfondo | Likouala | 20,859 | 48,939 now |
| 11 | Sibiti | Lékoumou | 19,089 | 33,122 now |
| 12 | Mossendjo | Niari | 18,231 | 19,104 now |
| 13 | Ngamaba-Mfilou | Kouilou | 14,294 | — |
| 14 | Kinkala | Pool | 13,882 | 12,411 now |
| 15 | Makoua | Cuvette | 11,355 | 20,550 now |
| 16 | Djambala | Plateaux | 9,650 | 15,372 now |
| 17 | Ewo | Cuvette-Ouest | 4,923 | 11,750 now |
| 18 | Matsanga | Niari | 3,794 | — |
| 19 | Sembé | Sangha | 3,113 | 7,153 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazzaville | 1,284,609 |
| 2 | Kouilou | 909,356 |
| 3 | Bouenza | 289,998 |
| 4 | Niari | 247,758 |
| 5 | Pool | 240,999 |
| 6 | Cuvette | 178,392 |
| 7 | Plateaux | 142,360 |
| 8 | Likouala | 87,581 |
| 9 | Lékoumou | 78,344 |
| 10 | Sangha | 63,010 |
| 11 | Cuvette-Ouest | 50,392 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.