So all one has to do is convince their government to make a time change for even a single day, and that will warrant a new zone. 🤔
On Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 11:47 AM Doug Ewell via tz <[email protected]> wrote: > https://data.iana.org/time-zones/theory.html > > "If all clocks in a region have agreed since 1970, give them just one name > even if some of the clocks disagreed before 1970, or reside in different > countries or in notable or faraway locations. Otherwise these tables would > become annoyingly large. For example, do not create a name Indian/Crozet as > a near-duplicate or alias of Asia/Dubai merely because they are different > countries or territories, or their clocks disagreed before 1970, or > the Crozet Islands are notable in their own right, or the Crozet Islands > are not adjacent to other locations that use Asia/Dubai." > > —Doug Ewell > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Marcel Shabani via tz <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 21, 2026 3:01:40 AM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [tz] Request to Add Bukavu or Goma to the IANA Africa/ Time > Zone Database > > Dear IANA Time Zone Database Team, > My name is *Marcel Shabani*, a software developer from the Democratic > Republic of the Congo (DRC). I am writing to kindly request consideration > for the inclusion of *Bukavu* or *Goma* as distinct representative > locations under the *Africa/* region in the IANA Time Zone Database. > Currently, many systems default to *Africa/Lubumbashi* for regions in the > eastern DRC. But, cities like *Bukavu > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukavu>* and *Goma > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goma>* are geographically distant from > Lubumbashi and represent significantly different parts of the country. > Having a more locally relevant TZ identifier (e.g., *Africa/Bukavu* or > *Africa/Goma*) would greatly improve accuracy for residents, developers, > and organizations operating in these regions. > I understand that the TZ Database prioritizes representation rather than > exhaustive listings, but adding one of these major cities would help ensure > better alignment with real-world usage across eastern DRC. > Thank you for your time, and I appreciate your continued work in > maintaining this globally important resource. > I am happy to provide any additional information if needed. > Kind regards, > *Marcel Shabani* > > > -- > > *Marcel Baguma Shabani* > > Managing Director > > Tuunganes > [email protected] | > <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/[email protected]>Contact > in Teams > <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/[email protected]> > 006K, Avenue Pere Georges Defour Bukavu DRCongo > https://tuunganes.com > > > <https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=bwmEmailSignature> > Book time to > <https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=bwmEmailSignature>discuss > | Prendre rendez-vous > >
