Cities of the World. Africa

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SIXTH EDITION
A Compilation of Current Information
on Cultural, Geographic, and
Political Conditions in the Countries
and Cities of Six Continents, Based on
the Department of State’s
“Post Reports”
In Four Volumes
Volume 1:
Africa
Cumulative Index Volumes 1-4
CITIES OF THE WORLD SIXTH EDITION
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CONTENTS
PREFACE...........................................................ix CAPE VERDE...................................................87
Praia...............................................................87
ALGERIA.............................................................3
Algiers..............................................................3 Mindelo..........................................................90
Oran.................................................................7 Country Profile..............................................90
Annaba.............................................................9
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC..................97
Constantine......................................................9
Bangui............................................................97
Other Cities......................................................9
Other Cities.................................................100
Country Profile..............................................11
Country Profile............................................100
ANGOLA............................................................17
Luanda...........................................................18 CHAD..............................................................105
Huambo..........................................................20 N’Djamena...................................................105
Lobito..............................................................20 Other Cities.................................................108
Benguela........................................................20 Country Profile............................................108
Other Cities....................................................20
THE COMOROS.............................................115
Country Profile..............................................20
Moroni..........................................................115
BENIN...............................................................29
Country Profile............................................116
Cotonou..........................................................29
Porto Novo......................................................30 CONGO...........................................................123
Other Cities....................................................31 Kinshasa......................................................123
Country Profile..............................................31 Lubumbashi.................................................126
BOTSWANA......................................................37 Bukavu.........................................................127
Gaborone........................................................37 Other Cities.................................................128
Selebi-Phikwe................................................42 Country Profile............................................129
Other Cities....................................................43
Country Profile..............................................43 CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)..............................137
Brazzaville...................................................137
BURKINA FASO...............................................51
Pointe-Noire................................................141
Ouagadougou.................................................51
Other Cities.................................................141
Bobo-Dioulasso..............................................53
Other Cities....................................................53 Country Profile............................................141
Country Profile..............................................54
CÔTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)................147
BURUNDI.........................................................61 Abidjan.........................................................147
Bujumbura.....................................................61 Bouaké.........................................................152
Other Cities....................................................65 Yamoussoukro.............................................152
Country Profile..............................................65
Other Cities.................................................152
CAMEROON.....................................................71 Country Profile............................................153
Yaounde.........................................................71
Douala............................................................75 DJIBOUTI.......................................................163
Other Cities....................................................78 Djibouti........................................................163
Country Profile..............................................79 Country Profile............................................164
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EGYPT............................................................169 LIBYA..............................................................301
Cairo............................................................169 Tripoli...........................................................301
Alexandria...................................................174 Benghazi.......................................................303
Aswan..........................................................175 Misratah.......................................................303
Other Cities.................................................176 Other Cities..................................................303
Country Profile............................................177 Country Profile............................................304
EQUATORIAL GUINEA................................185 MADAGASCAR...............................................309
Malabo.........................................................185 Antananarivo...............................................309
Country Profile............................................186 Other Cities..................................................313
ERITREA........................................................191 Country Profile............................................314
Asmara........................................................192
MALAWI..........................................................323
Country Profile............................................196
Lilongwe.......................................................323
ETHIOPIA......................................................203 Blantyre.......................................................326
Addis Ababa................................................203 Other Cities..................................................327
Other Cities.................................................206 Country Profile............................................328
Country Profile............................................208
MALI................................................................333
GABON...........................................................217 Bamako........................................................333
Libreville.....................................................217 Other Cities..................................................341
Other Cities.................................................219 Country Profile............................................342
Country Profile............................................220
MAURITANIA.................................................353
THE GAMBIA.................................................227 Nouakchott...................................................353
Banjul..........................................................227 Other Cities..................................................356
Other Cities.................................................230 Country Profile............................................356
Country Profile............................................230
MAURITIUS....................................................363
GHANA...........................................................237 Port Louis.....................................................363
Accra............................................................237 Curepipe.......................................................365
Other Cities.................................................241
Other Cities..................................................366
Country Profile............................................242
Country Profile............................................366
GUINEA..........................................................251
MOROCCO......................................................371
Conakry.......................................................251
Rabat............................................................371
Other Cities.................................................253
Casablanca...................................................376
Country Profile............................................253
Tangier.........................................................380
GUINEA-BISSAU...........................................259 Marrakech....................................................382
Bissau..........................................................259 Fez................................................................383
Other Cities.................................................261 Meknès.........................................................384
Country Profile............................................261 Oujda............................................................385
Other Cities..................................................385
KENYA............................................................267
Country Profile............................................386
Nairobi.........................................................267
Mombasa.....................................................272 MOZAMBIQUE...............................................395
Other Cities.................................................273 Maputo.........................................................395
Country Profile............................................274 Other Cities..................................................396
LESOTHO.......................................................281 Country Profile............................................397
Maseru.........................................................281
NAMIBIA.........................................................403
Other Cities.................................................284
Windhoek.....................................................403
Country Profile............................................284
Swakopmund...............................................410
LIBERIA.........................................................291 Walvis Bay...................................................410
Monrovia......................................................291 Luderitz........................................................410
Other Cities.................................................294 Other Cities..................................................411
Country Profile............................................294 Country Profile............................................411
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NIGER.............................................................423 Bloemfontein...............................................515
Niamey.........................................................423 Other Cities.................................................515
Other Cities..................................................427 Country Profile............................................517
Country Profile............................................427
SUDAN............................................................527
NIGERIA.........................................................433 Khartoum....................................................527
Lagos............................................................433 Other Cities.................................................530
Abuja............................................................438 Country Profile............................................531
Kaduna.........................................................439
SWAZILAND..................................................537
Ibadan..........................................................441
Mbabane......................................................537
Kano.............................................................442
Other City....................................................540
Enugu...........................................................443
Country Profile............................................540
Other Cities..................................................444
Country Profile............................................446 TANZANIA......................................................549
Dar es Salaam.............................................549
RWANDA.........................................................455
Zanzibar.......................................................551
Kigali............................................................455
Other Cities.................................................552
Other Cities..................................................456
Country Profile............................................553
Country Profile............................................457
TOGO..............................................................561
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE.........................463
Lome............................................................561
São Tomé......................................................463
Other Cities.................................................565
Country Profile............................................464
Country Profile............................................566
SENEGAL.......................................................467
TUNISIA.........................................................575
Dakar............................................................467
Tunis............................................................575
Saint-Louis...................................................472
Monastir......................................................579
Other Cities..................................................472
Kairouan......................................................580
Country Profile............................................473
Other Cities.................................................581
SEYCHELLES................................................479 Country Profile............................................583
Victoria.........................................................479
UGANDA.........................................................589
Country Profile............................................480
Kampala......................................................589
SIERRA LEONE.............................................487 Entebbe........................................................591
Freetown......................................................487 Other Cities.................................................591
Other Cities..................................................490 Country Profile............................................592
Country Profile............................................490 ZAMBIA..........................................................599
Lusaka.........................................................599
SOMALIA........................................................497
Other Cities.................................................602
Mogadishu....................................................497
Country Profile............................................603
Other Cities..................................................499
Country Profile............................................500 ZIMBABWE....................................................609
Harare..........................................................609
SOUTH AFRICA.............................................507
Bulawayo.....................................................612
Pretoria........................................................507
Other Cities.................................................612
Cape Town...................................................511
Country Profile............................................613
Durban.........................................................512
Johannesburg..............................................514 CUMULATIVE INDEX..................................621
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PREFACE
Cities of the World represents a compilation of govern- Format and Arrangement of Entries
ment reports and original research on the social, cul-
Cities of the World is arranged alphabetically by coun-
tural, political, and industrial aspects of the nations
try name. Its chapters are divided into two basic sec-
and cities of the world. Most of the country profiles
tions, Major Cities and Country Profile, each of these
included here are based on official personnel briefings
with several subdivisions. A Major City listing might
issued as Post Reports by the U.S. Department of
comprise information on Education, Recreation, and
State. The Post Reports are designed to acquaint
Entertainment. Other Cities, smaller cities and towns
embassy personnel with life in the host country. Con-
which are designated as other than major, are dis-
sequently, the reports concentrate on cities in which
cussed in brief paragraphs at the end of the Major City
the U.S. government has embassies or consulates. To
section. Country Profile sections are subdivided into:
increase coverage of other important cities, the editors
Geography and Climate; Population; Government;
have added information on a large number of cities—
Arts, Science, Education; Commerce and Industry;
31 of which are new to this edition—not reported on by
Transportation; Communications; Health; Clothing
the Department of State.
and Services; Local Holidays; Recommended Reading;
and Notes for Travelers. Thus, Cities of the World pre-
Since the fifth edition of Cities of the World, the
sents not only basic information, but also comprehen-
Department of State has issued 62 new or revised Post
sive data on local customs, political conditions,
Reports, all of which have been incorporated into this
community services, and educational and commercial
sixth edition. Selected data in Post Reports not revised
facilities.
by the Department of State since the last edition of
Cities of the World have been updated by the editors
Contents and Index
with revised statistics acquired through independent
research. In addition, articles have been written on The Contents and Index in each volume provide easy
thirty-three countries for which no Post Report exists. access to these reports. Listed under each country in
the Contents are the cities that appear in its Major
Readers familiar with the fourth edition of this publi- Cities section, as well as listings for the Other Cities
cation will notice that with the fifth edition the page and Country Profile sections. A Cumulative Index,
size was enlarged to accommodate more information. combining the four individual volumes is found at the
This sixth edition includes new photographs selected end of each volume. The Index is arranged alphabeti-
by the Gale editors. The photographs depict scenes cally by city name, including listings for both major
found in a city and countryside and, in many cases, and minor cities that are mentioned in each volume;
reveal the cultural flavor of the area as well. As in the as well as by country name with names of cities
prior edition, many chapters feature a map of that indented below.
country’s capital or major city, with a superimposed
locator map indicating the nation’s geographic loca- Acknowledgments
tion in relation to its regional neighbors.
The editors would like to thank the U.S. Department
of State for providing copies of Post Reports to aid in
Volumes in This Series
the compilation of these volumes. The editors would
This series includes four volumes:
also like to thank Adam A. Gall and Marlon C. Tussel
(cid:127) Volume 1: Africa;
for their editorial assistance.
(cid:127) Volume 2: The Western Hemisphere (exclusive of
the United States);
Suggestions Welcome
(cid:127) Volume 3: Europe and the Mediterranean Middle
East; The editors invite comments and suggestions concern-
(cid:127) Volume 4: Asia, the Pacific, and the Asiatic Middle ing Cities of the World. Please write to: Editors, Cities
East. of the World, The Gale Group, Inc., 27500 Drake Road,
In all, this set provides coverage of over 2,000 cities in Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535; fax [phone];
193 countries. or call toll-free [phone].
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