Borough 1: Makélékélé

Municipality 1 Makélékélé is bounded to the North by Municipalities 4 Moungali and 7 Mfilou, to the South by River Congo, to the East by Municipality 2 Bacongo and to the West by Municipality 8 Madibou. It has a population of 74815 inhabitants with a surface area of 15.53 Km².

Contact
Administrator-Mayor : Mr. Maurice Maurel KIWOUNZOU
Secretary General : Mr. Frederick MIAMBANZILA

Makélékélé Mayor’s office
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

Historical background

Municipality 1 Makélékélé was created by Presidential decree N°59/240 of 1 December 1959. The first Mayor, Simon MBOUKOU. Makélékélé takes its name from the sound made by drops of water coming from a spring before transforming into a small creek called Zanga dia ba ngombé. People who used to come to this stream noticed that it produced the sound « kélékélé ». So the syllable “Ma” used in the vernacular denotes the plural form coined to mean drops of water producing the « kélékélé » sound.

Administrative setup

Administratively, Municipality 1 Makélékélé subdivided into 11 quarters, 79 zones and 420 blocks organised as follows:

Synoptic table of administrators