Goma
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Goma
Summary
Goma is a border city[1]. Goma ranks in the top 3% of border_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Goma is located in North Kivu[3].
- Goma is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo[4].
- Goma's image is recorded as Goma, Lake Kivu, DRC (Zaire - Congo), Photo by Sascha Grabow.jpg[5].
- Goma's image is recorded as Ville de Goma vue aérienne.png[6].
- Goma's continent is recorded as Africa[7].
- Goma's instance of is recorded as border city[8].
- Goma's instance of is recorded as official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo[9].
- Goma's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Goma (commune)[10].
- Goma's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karisimbi[11].
- Goma's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125648804[12].
- Goma's GND ID is recorded as 7653276-8[13].
- Goma's postal code is recorded as 611[14].
- Goma's Commons category is recorded as Goma[15].
- Goma's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5327779[16].
- Goma's located in time zone is recorded as Central Africa Time[17].
- Goma's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.6794444444444445, 'lon': 29.23361111111111}[18].
- Goma's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04hkny[19].
- Goma's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Goma[20].
- Goma's page banner is recorded as Goma Wikivoyage banner.jpg[21].
- Goma's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 22c2ab2d-5392-41a4-825e-4cae36367b04[22].
- Goma's population is recorded as {'amount': '+249862'}[23].
- Goma's population is recorded as {'amount': '+781875'}[24].
- Goma's capital of is recorded as North Kivu[25].
- Goma's GeoNames ID is recorded as 216281[26].
- Goma's BBC Things ID is recorded as cf2ade0a-b897-4bca-b0c3-8aff8bbd8fb7[27].
Body
Geography
Goma is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo[4]. Goma is located in North Kivu[3]. Goma's continent is recorded as Africa[7].
Physical Characteristics
Goma's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+75.2'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+249862'}[23] and {'amount': '+781875'}[24].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include border city[8] and official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo[9].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Goma include 2025 Goma offensive[29], an offensive[30], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[31] and Goma International Airport[32], an international airport[33], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[34].
Why It Matters
Goma ranks in the top 3% of border_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2] Goma has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Goma is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Goma include 2025 Goma offensive[29], an offensive[30], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[31] and Goma International Airport[32], an international airport[33], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[34].