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Loango, Republic of Congo

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Loango
Loango is located in Republic of the Congo
Loango
Loango
Location in the Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 4°39′22″S 11°48′41″E / 4.65611°S 11.81139°E / -4.65611; 11.81139
CountryRepublic of the Congo
DepartmentKouilou
DistrictLoango
Time zoneUTC+01:00

Loango (can also be written as Luango, Lwango, Luangu, Lwangu, Luaangu or Lwaangu) is a town of the Republic of the Congo.

Since 2011 it has been the capital of the Kouilou Department and of the new Loango District.[1]

Location

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Loango lies on the south coast of the Loango Bay, to the southwest of Diosso, a few kilometers north of the city of Pointe-Noire.[2]

History

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City of Loango in 1747

Diosso was the former capital of the Kingdom of Loango and home to its rulers' mausoleum.[3] Roman Catholic missionaries were active in Diosso, which had a royal palace.[4] The port of Loango was formerly a major slavery port, but the site has now been abandoned and few traces remain.[5]

The first radiotelegraph link in the tropics, between Brazzaville and Loango, was created around 1910 using techniques developed by Joseph Bethenod, chief engineer of the Société française radio-électrique (SFR).[6]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Loi n°20-2011 du 17 mai 2011 portant création du district de Loango et érection de la localité de Loango en chef-lieu du département du Kouilou" (PDF). sgg.cg. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ Loango Map — Satellite Images of Loango.
  3. ^ Jones 1983, p. 49.
  4. ^ Martin 2009, p. 31.
  5. ^ Congo: Loango slavery port abandoned.
  6. ^ Delacroix & Piernas 2016, p. 3.

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