Kintélé

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
Colorful renovation of the huts of the accommodation site ("Mille Logements") intended to accommodate the homeless after the Brazzaville arms dump blasts in 2012.
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 is located in Republic of the Congo
Kintélé
Kintélé
Location in the Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 4°8′9″S 15°20′57″E
Country Republic of the Congo
DepartmentPool
DistrictIgnié
CommuneKintélé
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total10,952

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
  1. "Présentation du projet de loi portant érection de la localité de Kintélé en commune". smavulanews.canalblog.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. "Loi n° 14-2017 du 16 mars 2017 portant érection de la localité de Kintélé en commune" (PDF). sgg.cg. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. « Le Congo se dit “prêt” pour accueillir 8 000 athlètes », Le Monde du 7 août 2015.
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