Goma (CD)

Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and the Masisi Territory to the west. The city lies in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is about 15 km south of the active volcano Mount Nyiragongo. Tthe city had a population of 782,000 people in 2024, with an additional 500,000 displaced people.

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Republic

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Belgian Congo period ..-1960

Opening date?

File:Goma (CD) BCO a.jpg Circle GOMA in 1955.