Kalamu | |
Official Name: | Commune de Kalamu |
Type: | Commune |
Image Map1: | Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Kinshasa.svg |
Map Caption1: | Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo |
Mapsize1: | 270 |
Coordinates: | -4.3475°N 15.32°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | City-Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kinshasa |
Area Total Km2: | 6.64 |
Population As Of: | 2004 est. |
Population Total: | 315342 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Kalamu is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
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").