Matete

Matete is one of the 24 communes of , the capital city of the . Situated in the in the southern part of Kinshasa, Matete spans an area of 4.80 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 854,908 as of 2015.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: commune Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Also known as: “Cité Pierre Wigny” and “Cité Wigny”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Interchange Tower.

Photo: Ilumbu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Limete Tower is a located in the commune…

Matete

Latitude
-4.3903° or 4° 23′ 25″ south
Longitude
15.3474° or 15° 20′ 51″ east
Elevation
282 metres (925 feet)
Open location code
6F7QJ85W+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6927700333
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7701223
Wiki­data ID
Q3298470
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Matete” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Matete”
  • Cebuano: “Matete (teritoryo)”
  • Cebuano: “Matete”
  • Chinese: “馬泰泰”
  • Chinese: “马泰泰”
  • Dutch: “Matete”
  • French: “Matete”
  • Japanese: “マテテ”
  • Lingala: “Matete”
  • Portuguese: “Matete”
  • Swahili: “Matete”
  • Swedish: “Matete (territorium)”
  • Swedish: “Matete”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sumbuka and Mbombipoko.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Alphonse and Maison Communale de Matete.

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Worth a closer look: Kinshasa and Virunga National Park.

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