South Kivu
South Kivu Province
Province du Sud-Kivu | |
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| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Capital | Bukavu |
| Largest city | Bukavu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial assembly |
| • Body | Provincial Assembly of South Kivu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65,070 km2 (25,120 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 5,772,000 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Swahili |
| Website | www |
South Kivu (French: Sud-Kivu) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Its capital is Bukavu.
South Kivu Province was created in 1989, when the existing Kivu Province was divided into three parts (South Kivu, North Kivu and Maniema).
On 7 August 2015 the 2015 South Kivu earthquake, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, struck 35 km (22 mi) north northeast of Kabare at a depth of 12.0 km (7.5 mi).[2] One person was killed.
Administratively, the province of Sud-Kivu is divided into eight territories:
- Fizi (15,788 km²), capital Fizi town;
- Idjwi (281 km²), this is an island in Lake Kivu;
- Kabare (1,960 km²),
- Kalehe (5,126 km²),
- Mwenga (11,172 km²),
- Shabunda (25,116 km²),
- Uvira (3,148 km²), capital Uvira town;
- Walungu (1,800 km²)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (2014). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "M5.8 – 35km NNE of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2015.