Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Goma,_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:affects gptkb:2002_Mount_Nyiragongo_eruption
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Goma_International_Airport
gptkbp:areaCode +243
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Gisenyi,_Rwanda
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna climate
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Kivu_conflict
gptkb:Second_Congo_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:distanceToKinshasa approximately 1,550 km
gptkbp:elevation 1,500 meters
gptkbp:founded early 20th century
gptkbp:hasHospital gptkb:Heal_Africa_Hospital
gptkbp:hasMarket gptkb:Virunga_Market
gptkbp:hasUniversity gptkb:Université_de_Goma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
gptkbp:knownFor proximity to Mount Nyiragongo volcano
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
gptkb:Kinyarwanda
Swahili
gptkbp:locatedOn northern shore of Lake Kivu
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Franck_Kaliba
gptkbp:near gptkb:Rwanda
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2012_M23_rebel_occupation
gptkbp:population approximately 670,000 (2021 est.)
gptkbp:province gptkb:North_Kivu
gptkbp:region gptkb:Great_Rift_Valley
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:AS_Kabasha
gptkb:DC_Virunga
gptkbp:timezone Central Africa Time (UTC+2)
gptkbp:UNAgenciesPresent gptkb:MONUSCO_regional_headquarters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jonathan_Kuminga
gptkb:March_23,_2009_peace_agreement
gptkb:Gisenyi,_Rwanda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7