Kalamu

Kalamu is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Kalamu
Commune
Kalamu on a map of Kinshasa communes
Kinshasa city-province on a map of the DRC
Coordinates: 04°20′51″S 15°19′12″E[1]
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	Kinshasa
District	Funa
Area
• Total	6.64 km^2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population  (2004 est.)
• Total	315,342
• Density	47,000/km^2 (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").

Demographics

Historical population of Kalamu

Year	1967	1970	1984	2003	2004
Population	78,310	100,441	160,719	304,961	315,342

References

1. "Kalamu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
2. "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

See also