Matadi - Matadi (English spelling)

Japanese: マタディ - またでぃ(英語表記)Matadi
Matadi - Matadi (English spelling)

A city in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in central Africa. It is a river port city located on the east bank of the Congo River (Zaire River) about 160 km upstream from its mouth. It has a population of 172,730 (1994). It is the country's main port, allowing ocean-going ships to enter, and serves as the outer port of the capital Kinshasa. The Congo River is not navigable upstream due to rapids, so a railway runs to Kinshasa. Coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, etc. are shipped from the port, and it also has refrigeration facilities and serves as a fishing port. Ango Ango downstream is an oil base, and a pipeline runs from here to Kinshasa. In 1983, the Matadi Bridge over the Congo River was completed with assistance from Japan.

[Ken Akasaka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アフリカ中部、コンゴ民主共和国(旧ザイール)西部の都市。コンゴ川(ザイール川)河口から約160キロメートル上流東岸に位置する河港都市である。人口17万2730(1994)。同国の主要港で外洋船の入航が可能で、首都キンシャサの外港となっている。コンゴ川はここから上流は急流があって航行不能のため、キンシャサまで鉄道が通じる。港からはコーヒー、カカオ、パーム核などを積み出すほか、冷凍設備をもち漁港の役割も果たしている。下流のアンゴアンゴは石油基地で、ここからパイプラインがキンシャサまで延びている。1983年、日本の援助でコンゴ川に架けるマタディ橋が完成した。

[赤阪 賢]

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