Bukavu
Bukavu | |
|---|---|
Provincial capital and city | |
| Ville de Bukavu | |
Bukavu in September 2020 | |
| Coordinates: 2°30′22″S 28°51′39″E / 2.50611°S 28.86083°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Province | South Kivu |
| Founded | 1901 |
| City status | 1958 |
| Communes | Bagira, Ibanda, Kadutu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zénon Karumba |
| Elevation | 1,498 m (4,915 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• City | 870,954 |
| • Density | 19,355/km2 (50,130/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,133,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
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.
In 2021 it has an estimated urban population of 1,133,000.