South Kivu (Swahili: Jimbo la Kivu Kusini; French: Sud-Kivu) is one of the DRC’s 26 provinces.
The capital is Bukavu.
South Kivu is located in the Great Rift Valley and borders Lake Kivu, Burundi, and Tanzania to the east; Maniema Province to the west; North Kivu Province to the north; and Tanganyika Province to the south.
It has an area of approximately 65,070 square kilometers (25,120 square miles), is administratively divided into eight regions, and has a population of around 7,066,400 in 2020.
| Population (2020) | |
|---|---|
| • Total | 7,066,400 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
South Kivu Province 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).