Dolisie (Loubomo)
Dolisie Location in the Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 4°12′2″S 12°40′45″E / 4.20056°S 12.67917°E / -4.20056; 12.67917
Country	Republic of the Congo
Department	Niari Department
District	Louvakou District
Commune	Dolisie
Founded	1934
Founded by	Albert Dolisie
Area
• Total	18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
• Land	18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	117,920
• Density	6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Area code	242

Dolisie, known as Loubomo (or Lubomo) between 1975 and 1991, is a city and a commune.^[1] 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 117,920 (2018 estimation).^[2]

Dolisie is divided into 2 urban boroughs (arrondissements):

1. Foundou-Foundou
2. 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 it had 20,000 inhabitants in 1972. The city's name changed to Loubomo in 1975, and soon 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:

• Riom, France^[3]

Climate