Boma

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Boma is a historic port city on the Congo River in present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo that served as a major colonial administrative and trading center.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Boma canonical 19
Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
Stanleyville 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
populated place
port city
capitalFrom 1886
capitalOf Belgian Congo
Congo Free State
capitalUntil 1926
colonialPower Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium
linked to: Belgium
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
demographicCharacteristic multiethnic population
economicActivity commerce
shipping
trade
elevation sea level
formerColonialEntity Belgian Congo
Congo Free State
governedBy colonial governor
hasClimate tropical climate
hasFeature harbor
riverfront
hasHeritage colonial architecture
hasPort seaport
historicalPeriodOfImportance early 20th century
late 19th century
historicalRole colonial administrative center
trading center
languageSpoken French
Kikongo
Lingala
locatedIn Kongo Central Province
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInRegion Lower Congo region
locatedInSubregion Central Africa
locatedInTimeZone West Africa Time
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
locatedOnRiver Congo River
partOf Congo River estuary
linked to: Congo River mouth
portType river port
primaryReligion Christianity
replacedByCapital Léopoldville
linked to: Kinshasa
roleInColonialSystem seat of colonial administration
servedAs capital of the Belgian Congo
capital of the Congo Free State
transportInfrastructure river transport
seaport facilities
usedAs base for European traders
utcOffset +1

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SheiKra parkSection Stanleyville
linked to: Boma
Muanda locatedWestOf Boma
Muanda roadConnectionTo Boma
Bas-Congo containsCity Boma
Bas-Congo hasPort Boma
Banana hasNearbyCity Boma
Port of Boma locatedIn Boma
Port of Boma serves Boma
Inga I Dam nearCity Boma
Inga II Dam nearCity Boma
Joseph Kasa-Vubu placeOfDeath Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
linked to: Boma