Kanyabayonga is a town in North Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It straddles the Lubero and Rutshuru territories: the part in Lubero is the commune of Kanyabayonga, and the part in Rutshuru belongs to the Kanyabayonga groupement within the Bwito chiefdom. The town lies in mountainous terrain west of Lake Edward on the N2 road from Goma to Butembo, and its population was about 30,000 in 2004. The region has seen repeated armed conflict since 1993, including a military offensive in that year, the arrival of Rwandan refugees in 1994 and fighting during the 1996 and 1998 wars, which have shaped its recent history. It is also spelled Kanya Bayonga or Kanyabayungu.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cities
citypopulation.deCities and towns table, 2004 estimate
Kanyabayonga NKV 17,160 25,499 900
On Continent: Africa, Page heading
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View the Source 2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -0.6998,29.1718 (Kanyabayonga)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Kanyabayonga, 1771 mQuote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Kanyabayonga, 1771 m
"elevation": 1771.0
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and CoastlineQuote, Geography note and Coastline
the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean
4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -0.75 29.25 containing Kanyabayonga, class AwQuote, Grid cell -0.75 29.25 containing Kanyabayonga, class Aw
-0.75 29.25 Aw
5. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone.tab, Africa/Lubumbashi
IANA Time Zone Databasezone.tab, CD row for Africa/LubumbashiQuote, zone.tab, CD row for Africa/Lubumbashi
Dem. Rep. of Congo (east)
Kanyabayonga (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, LeadQuote, Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead
Kanyabayonga (also Kanya Bayonga, Kanyabayungu) is a town straddling the Lubero and Rutshuru territories of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Middle Africa 017 listQuote, In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Middle Africa 017 list
Democratic Republic of the Congo 180 COD
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