Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of Kongo Central province, near the border with Angola. It sits on the left bank of the Congo River, 148 kilometres from its mouth and just below the rapids that make the river impassable for a long stretch upriver, and its population was recorded at 301,644 in a 2015 estimate.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Matadi (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1879-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 306,053 (2012)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -5.816667, longitude 13.483333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 355 m
P2046 (area)
area 110.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 306053 (2012)
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -5.8167,13.4833
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 148.0
3. Matadi (Wikipedia)
Lead
148 km (92 mi) from the mouth and 8 km (5.0 mi) below the last navigable point
- In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -5.75, 13.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -5.75, 13.25
-5.75 13.25 Aw
5. GeoNames: Matadi - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2313002Quote, cities500 record 2313002
-5.83861 13.46306 P PPLA CD 08 01 425662 183 Africa/Kinshasa
Wikidata: Matadi
Wikidata Q211073, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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