North Kivu

*Province du Nord-Kivu*
Province du Nord-Kivu
Province
	Coordinates: 0°34′S 28°42′E / 0.567°S 28.700°ECoordinates: 0°34′S 28°42′E / 0.567°S 28.700°E
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Goma
Largest city	Goma
Area
• Total	59,483 km2 (22,967 sq mi)
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	5,767,945
• Density	96.9680/km2 (251.1459/sq mi)
Official language	French
National language	Swahili
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North Kivu is a province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] Its capital is Goma. It borders Lake Kivu.

North Kivu was created in 1989, when the existing Kivu Province was divided into three parts (South Kivu, North Kivu and Maniema).

The province has three cities—Goma, Butembo and Beni—and six territories:

North Kivu is home to the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site containing the endangered mountain gorillas.

North Kivu Media

Virunga National Park (31437399312)
An aerial view of Lake Kivu in North Kivu, surrounded by lush hills
A vast lava field in Virunga National Park
Deforested land in Masisi
Map showing the AFDL offensive
Aerial photograph of the Mihanda refugee camp
Zairean refugees in Sake in 1996
Beni's Wall of Hope, December 2014: MONUSCO, FARDC, and the Congolese people united in saying no to war, striving to end the massacres of civilians.
FARDC and MONUSCO's Tanzanian Special Forces search a former Alliance of Democratic Forces (ADF) position recaptured during Operation "Usalama" in southeastern Eringeti, Beni Territory.
Quarry nearby Goma

↑ Central Intelligence Agency (2014). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

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