South Kivu

South Kivu Province

*Province du Sud-Kivu*
South Kivu Province Province du Sud-Kivu
Province
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.sudkivu.cd

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

↑ 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.

[cia.gov-1] 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.

[2] "M5.8 – 35km NNE of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

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