Kanyabayonga
Kanyabayonga | |
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| Commune de Kanyabayonga | |
| Coordinates: 0°42′07″S 29°10′21″E / 0.7020°S 29.1726°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Province | North Kivu |
| Territory | Lubero |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 30,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
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). Administratively, the part which is in Lubero is the commune of Kanyabayonga and, the part in Rutshuru belongs to the Kanyabayonga groupement (grouping) which extends well south of the town and is within the Bwito chiefdom. The region as a whole has seen much armed conflict since 1993.