Kalamu is a municipality (''
commune'') in the
Funa district of
Kinshasa, the
capital city
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the ...
of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
.
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
The Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte (Martyrs of Pentecost Stadium), also known as simply the Stade des Martyrs and formerly known as Stade Kamanyola, is a national stadium located in the town of Lingwala in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democr ...
("Martyrs' Stadium") and Kinshasa's
N'Dolo Airport
N'Dolo Airport , also known as Ndolo Airport, is a secondary airport in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the commune of Barumbu near the city center.
The ''Aviation militaire de la Force Publique'' was establi ...
.
The town contains the popular
Matongé neighborhood, the Victoire roundabout and the
Stade Tata Raphaël ("Father Raphael Stadium").
Demographics
References
See also
Communes of Kinshasa
Funa District
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