Matadi

Matadi Mbanza ya Matadi (Kongo)
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
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)

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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, 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.