Matadi
Matadi | |
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Provincial capital and city | |
| Ville de Matadi | |
View over Matadi Matadi Metropole Hotel Governorat Building Central Station Cathedrale of Matadi Matadi Bridge and the Congo River Monument of Joseph Kasa-Vubu | |
| Nickname: The Stone City | |
Matadi Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 5°49′17.3″S 13°27′37.8″E / 5.821472°S 13.460500°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Kongo Central |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Communes | Matadi, Mvuzi, Nzanza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dominique Nkodia |
| Area | |
• City | 110 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• City | 301,644 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 448,000 |
| • Ethnicities | Bakongo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola.It had a population of 245,862 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, 148 km (92 mi) from the mouth and 8 km (5.0 mi) below the last navigable point before the rapids that make the river impassable for a long stretch upriver.