Matadi | |
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Provincial capital and city | |
| Ville de Matadi | |
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| Nickname: The Stone City | |
  Matadi Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 5°49′03″S 13°28′15″E / 5.81750°S 13.47083°E | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Kongo Central |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dominique Nkodia[1] |
| Area | |
| • City | 110 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • City | 301,644 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 337,000 |
| 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.
- ^ "Kongo Central : le nouveau maire s'engage à matérialiser la vision du Chef de l'État" (in French). L’Agence congolaise de presse (ACP). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "caid.cd/index.php/donnees-par-villes/ville-de-matadi/?domaine=fiche". Archived from the original on 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Population (2022) - Population Stat". populationstat.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.