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Goma's most-traveled Tcukudu roundabout, April 2022. Goma is the largest and capital city of the North Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [10] To Goma's north lies Nyiragongo Territory, the Republic of Rwanda to the east, Lake Kivu to the south, and Masisi Territory to the west.
Goma is a commune located in the city of Goma, within North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] Covering an area of 33,245 square kilometers, it forms the southernmost part of the city while also including sections of its eastern and western regions. [ 2 ]
North Kivu (Jimbo la Kivu Kaskazini in Swahili) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [3] The capital city is Goma.Spanning approximately 59,483 square kilometers with a population estimate of 8,147,400 as of 2020, [4] [5] it is bordered by Ituri Province to the north, Tshopo Province to the northwest, Maniema Province to the southwest, and South ...
Mount Nyiragongo (/ ˌ n ɪər ə ˈ ɡ ɒ ŋ ɡ oʊ,-ˈ ɡ ɔː ŋ-/ neer-ə-GONG-go) is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft) [1] in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift.
Masisi is bordered by Walikale Territory on the west and north, Rutshuru Territory to the northeast, Nyiragongo Territory and Goma to the east, and South Kivu to the south. Language-wise French is the DRC's administrative language. The most common language for a majority of the local population (56%) is Swahili.
The taking of the town by the M23 puts its fighters within 40km of the key city of Goma. ... Map. You may also be interested in: ... BBC Africa podcasts. Africa Daily. Focus on Africa.
Kivu is also the name for the entire region surrounding Lake Kivu, including the portions in Rwanda which contain the vast majority of the lake area's population (the contiguous towns of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gisenyi in Rwanda, with a combined population approaching 1,000,000, form the largest urbanised area in the Lake Kivu area). [3]
1993 - University of Goma established. 1994 Population: 161,956. [4] July: 850,000 Rwandan war refugees flee to Goma. [4] [5] 1996 - 2 November: Goma taken by Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo. [5] 1998 - 2 August: City taken by forces of Rally for Congolese Democracy–Goma. [4] 2000 Yole!Africa cultural centre ...