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Bukavu

Middle Africa

Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 South Kivu Province and had an estimated population of 806,940 as of 2012.

Facts
Population
870,954 1
Area (sq km)
60 2
Founding Year
1901 1
Founding Year
1901 1
Population Estimate Year
2016 1
Elevation (m)
1498 1
Latitude
2.50611 degrees south 1
Longitude
28.86083 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 3
Coastal
No 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bukavu
  • Infobox coordinates, latitude
    2.50611°S 28.86083°E
  • Infobox coordinates, longitude
    2.50611°S 28.86083°E
  • Infobox, population
    (2016) • City 870,954
  • Infobox, population year
    (2016) • City 870,954
  • Infobox, elevation
    1,498 m (4,915 ft)
  • History
    Bukavu was established in 1901 by the Congo Free State which became the Belgian Congo in 1908.
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Bukavu (Wikidata)
P2046 (area)
Quote, P2046 (area)
area 60.0 sq km
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3. GeoNames: Bukavu - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 217831
    -2.49077 28.84281 P PPLA CD 12 01 816811 1631 Africa/Lubumbashi
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1631 m
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4. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and Coastline
Quote, 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
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5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -2.75, 28.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -2.75, 28.75
-2.75 28.75 Cwb
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Wikidata: Bukavu
Wikidata Q222279, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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