Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Matadi is a regional capital of 425,662 people in Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Why visit Matadi
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 10 places to eat, 28 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Matadi Bridge.
Weather in Matadi
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Things to do1
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Museums and landmarks3
Bula Matadi
Monument and historic site · 1.9 km
Monument en l'honneur des victimes congolais qui faisaient des travaux forcés pendant la période de la colonisation belge
L’Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours
Monument and historic site · Evangelical · 2.0 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes10
Where to stay28
Churches and places of worship26
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries33
Groupe scolaire Vuvu Kieto
School · Catholic · 0.8 km
Avenue Enseignement, MATADI
Healthcare7
Map of Matadi
120 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Tshimpi Airport (MAT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
- Kenge 23 km east, about 23 min by car
- Boma 45 km west, about 45 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Actuellement l'Institut du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics - IBTP Matadi, Mankoka béni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Le cœur de Matadi, Blessing bongo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matadi’s First metropolitan, Blessing bongo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pluviométre de la cathédrale matadienne, Blessing bongo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pont Marechal, Matadi, Congo, 3nigma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Passage to the Congo in 1939 (31062813611), Liberaal Archief, Public domain
- Street-level photo, Jeraks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Jeraks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jwilbrink, CC BY-SA 4.0
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