Kalamu

Kalamu is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kalamu
Commune de Kalamu
Kalamu on map of Kinshasa city-province
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Coordinates: 04°20′51″S 15°19′12″E
Country DR Congo
City-ProvinceKinshasa
Area
  Total6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2004 est.)
  Total315,342
  Density47,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi)

It forms the part of the city to the south of major buildings such as the Palais du Peuple ("Palace of the People"), the Stade des Martyrs ("Martyrs' Stadium") and Kinshasa's N'Dolo Airport.

The town contains the popular Matongé neighborhood, the Victoire roundabout and the Stade Tata Raphaël ("Father Raphael Stadium").

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