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Boma
Sign in to savecity in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Boma is a city located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated in the western part of the country near the Atlantic coast. It serves as an important port and commercial hub for the region due to its strategic location on the Congo River.
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A stamp of the Congo Free State, used in Boma around 1900 View to the north from Boma, 1889
Boma is a port town on the Congo River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) upstream from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Kongo Central Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), adjacent to the border with Angola. It had an estimated population of 162,521 in 2012.