Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Boma
City
Ville de Boma
Clockwise from top: View of Boma, Boma cathedral, Notre Dame de l'Assomption Church
Boma Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 5°51′S 13°03′E / 5.850°S 13.050°E / -5.850; 13.050
Country	DR Congo
Province	Kongo Central
Founded	16th century
City status	1963
Communes	Kabondo, Kalamu, Nzadi
Government [1]
• Mayor	Senghor Mbutiyibi
Area
• Total	65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Total	162,521
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Climate	Aw

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.^[2]

Boma was the capital city of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo (the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1 May 1886 to 1923, when the capital was moved to Léopoldville (since renamed Kinshasa). The port handles exports of tropical timber, bananas, cocoa, and palm products.