Fun fact 2 about Bukavu
city
The name Bukavu comes from the transformation of the Mashi word 'bu 'nkafu', meaning 'farm of cows'.
Bukavu
DR Congo
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Bukavu
DR Congo
Country
DR Congo
Population
806.9K
Coordinates
-2.50, 28.81
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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