The suburbs of Matadi

Matadi is a port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the province Bas-Congo. It has a population of 235.400 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River about half way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Congolese capital Kinshasa. Image File history File links The suburbs of Matadi Photo by Vberger File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links The suburbs of Matadi Photo by Vberger File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Landscape of Bas-Congo Bas-Congo is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Image of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, taken by NASA; the Congo River is visible in the center of the photograph Length 4,380 km Elevation of the source  m Average discharge 41,800 m³/s Area watershed 3,680,000 km² Origin   Mouth  Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Dem. ... Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

Culture

The word Matadi means stone in the local Kikongo language. The town is built on steep hills and there is local saying that to live in Matadi, you must know the verbs "to go up", "to go down" and "to sweat". Upstream is a series of caves known as the "rock of Diégo Caô", after grafitti carved by the Portuguese explorer in 1485 marking the limit of his travels up the Congo River. Kongo is the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo people living in the tropical forests of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo and Angola. ... For the handwriting system, see Graffiti (Palm OS). ...

Mount Cambier and the Yelaba Rapids also lie near the city.

Infrastructure

A power station on the Mpozo River supplies power to the town. A rail line connects it to Kinshasa, 350km away. The port serves as a major import and export point for the whole nation. The state fishing company "Pemarza" uses the port to supply fish to the capital. Tshimpi Airport is nearby but is reportedly inactive. A 722m long mixed rail and road bridge built in 1983 crosses the river. A monument to the builders of the Matadi-Kinshasa railway stands on a nearby hill. Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and its peninsula to Marin County A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

External links

• Description of Matadi (English Translation)