South Kivu

South Kivu (French: [Sud-Kivu] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Bukavu.

Province du Sud-Kivu
Province
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Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Bukavu
Largest city	Bukavu
Government
• Type	Provincial assembly
• Body	Provincial Assembly of South Kivu
Area
• Total	65,070 km2 (25,120 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	5,772,000
• Density	88.704/km2 (229.74/sq mi)
Official language	French
National language	Swahili
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South Kivu Province was created in 1989, when the existing Kivu Province was divided into three parts (South Kivu, North Kivu and Maniema).

On 7 August 2015 the 2015 South Kivu earthquake, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, struck 35 km (22 mi) north northeast of Kabare at a depth of 12.0 km (7.5 mi). One person was killed.

Administratively, the province of Sud-Kivu is divided into eight territories:

• Fizi (15,788 km²), capital Fizi town;
• Idjwi (281 km²), this is an island in Lake Kivu;
• Kabare (1,960 km²),
• Kalehe (5,126 km²),
• Mwenga (11,172 km²),
• Shabunda (25,116 km²),
• Uvira (3,148 km²), capital Uvira town;
• Walungu (1,800 km²)

South Kivu Media

• Kahuzi-Biega National Park (39423247372).jpg

  Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, South Kivu, October 2017

• Ruzizi Plain, South Kivu Province, DR Congo.jpg

  Rice farming in the Ruzizi Plain

• Ruzizi River, DR Congo.jpg

  Ruzizi River, July 2010

• L'Hôpital Général de Référence de Lemera, Sud-Kivu.jpg

  The Lemera Hospital, where the Lemera massacre took place