Matadi
Sign in to saveMatadi 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, from the mouth and below the last navigable point before the rapids that make the river impassable for a long stretch upriver.
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Matadi is the main seaport of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located on the Congo River near the border with Angola, where it serves as the capital of Kongo Central province. Its strategic location at the last navigable point of the Congo River before rapids make it a crucial gateway for shipping goods between the ocean and the interior of the country.
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Key facts
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- Provincial capital and city
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- Matadi
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- Ville de Matadi
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- The Stone City
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- bottom
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- Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Country
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- Province
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- Kongo Central
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- Founded
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- 1879
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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, from the mouth and below the last navigable point before the rapids that make the river impassable for a long stretch upriver.
==History== thumb|left|The market, 1899 Matadi was near the site of the state of Vungu, which was first mentioned in 1535 and was said to be destroyed in 1624.