Matete
Matete | |
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| Commune de Matete | |
Matete on map of Kinshasa city-province | |
Matete Location in DR Congo | |
| Coordinates: 4°23′20″S 15°21′6″E / 4.38889°S 15.35167°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| City-Province | Kinshasa |
| Government | |
| • Burgomaster | Jules Mukumbi |
| • PD | Joseph Malungeni Makengo |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 est.) | |
• Total | 854,908 |
| • Density | 178,000/km2 (461,000/sq mi) |
Matete is one of the 24 communes of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Situated in the Mont Amba District in the southern part of Kinshasa, Matete spans an area of 4.80 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 854,908 as of 2015. It shares borders with the communes of Lemba and Limete to the north, Kisenso to the south, N'djili to the east, and Lemba to the west.
The commune hosts the Marché de Matete, Kinshasa's third-largest shopping center, which serves as a key economic hub. As a decentralized administrative entity, Matete receives state subsidies and taxes collected from the market.