Boma
Boma is a locality in Bangu, Bas-Congo Province. Boma is situated nearby to the locality Kilele, as well as near Tshikande.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort de Shinkakasa.
Fort de Shinkakasa
Ruins
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The Fort de Shinkakasa, also called Fort Boma, was a fortification built in the Congo Free State to defend access to the Congo river in 1891. It is located about 1.5 kilometres west of Boma which was the capital of the Free State and later the Belgian Congo from 1886 to 1926.
Boma
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Zone de Boma”
- Location: Bangu, Bas-Congo Province, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-5.85° or 5° 51′ southLongitude
13.05° or 13° 3′ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
6F6M5322+22GeoNames ID
2316700
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