Goma

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Goma

Total population

2,000,000

Air quality index

62Moderate

Elevation1523 m

WeatherAvg high 72.6°F

Coordinates-1.67°, 29.23°

Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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 only 13–18 km (8.1–11.2 mi) south of the active volcano Mount Nyiragongo. With an approximate area of 75.72 km2 (29.24 sq mi), the city had a population of 782,000 people in 2024, with an additional 500,000 displaced people.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Léon Mugesera

Rwandan activist

René Ngongo

Congolse biologist

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Philemon McCarthy

Ghanaian footballer

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Théoneste Bagosora

Rwandan convicted of Genocide (1941–2021)

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Augustin Ngirabatware

Rwandan politician

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Juvénal Uwilingiyimana

Rwandan politician

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Félicien Hitimana

Congolese politician

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Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza

Rwandan war criminal (1950–2010)

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Idelphonse Nizeyimana

Rwandan war criminal murder of Rosalie Gicanda

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Ladislas Bushiri

Canadian soccer player

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Sylvestre Mudacumura

Rwandan rebel

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Ramadhani Nkunzingoma

association football player

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Amani Uwiringiyimana

association football player

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Jean Rémy Bitana

Rwandan association football player

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John Karangwa

association football player

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Léandre Bizagwira

Rwandan association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nord-Kivu

• Sake
  13.6 mi away · pop. 17,151
• Karuba
  17.2 mi away
• Mushaki
  19.4 mi away
• Ngungu
  24.1 mi away
• Rubaya
  25.6 mi away
• Kitchanga
  30.9 mi away
• Masisi
  33.8 mi away
• Kabizo
  34.7 mi away
• Rutshuru
  36.5 mi away
• Butusande
  38.5 mi away
• Bambu
  40.3 mi away
• Mweso
  41.2 mi away

Browse all places in Nord-Kivu →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Goma

"Au-dessous du volcan", rencontres littéraires de Goma

Rencontres littéraires "Au-dessous du volcan" (1st 2018 Goma, Nord-Kivu, Congo) · 2019

Le Kivu pour la paix

Conférence sur la paix, la sécurité et le développement dans les provinces du Nord-Kivu et du Sud-Kivu (2008 Goma, Nord-Kivu, Congo) · 2008

Kivu, RDC, la paix à tout prix!

Jean Mpisi · 2008

Visages de Goma =

Benoît Feron · 2008

On a deux yeux de trop

Anthony Suau · 1995

Précarité et bien-être à Goma (RDC)

Theodore Trefon · 2016

Bienvenue à Goma

Isabelle Collombat · 2008

Réfugiés rwandais au Zaïre

1997

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