BUKAVU

South Kivu · DR CONGO (CD) · 2.49°S / 28.84°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 217,831

Bukavu is a city in DR Congo with a population of 816,811. It sits at -2.49/28.84, runs on Africa/Lubumbashi, is 5 km from Kabare.

Population 816,811

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lubumbashi

All facts

fields

Country: DR Congo
Subdivision: South Kivu
Coords: 2.49°S / 28.84°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Kabare South Kivu 37,034 5.8 km

E Cyangugu Western Province 43,866 7.2 km

E Bushenge Western Province 22,624 16.4 km

NE Shangi Western Province 28,064 20.5 km

E Karengera Western Province 32,504 21.3 km

NE Nyabitekeli Western Province 29,293 25.7 km

E Bushekeri Western Province 29,680 28.7 km

SE Bugarama Western Province 31,086 28.9 km

NE Kagano Western Province 39,994 32.1 km

E Rangiro Western Province 17,967 36.6 km

Air access

nearby

KME

Kamembe Airport

Medium airport

7.9 km

BKY

Bukavu Kavumu Airport

Medium airport

20.5 km

Universities

linked

Université Catholique de Bukavu

ucbukavu.ac.cd

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Bukavu?: 816,811 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bukavu in?: Africa/Lubumbashi.
Which country is Bukavu in?: DR Congo (CD).

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/217831

{
  "data": {
    "id": 217831,
    "name": "Bukavu",
    "ascii_name": "Bukavu",
    "country_code": "CD",
    "population": 816811,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lubumbashi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -2.49077,
    "longitude": 28.84281
  }
}