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Bukavu

#351 in World

DR Congo

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Population
807K
Coordinates
-2.4977, 28.8130
Category
cities

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Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu Province and as of 2012 it had an estimated population of 806,940.

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