South Kivu

South Kivu (Swahili: Jimbo la Kivu Kusini; French: Sud-Kivu) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] Its capital is Bukavu.

This article is about the current province. For the former district, see Sud-Kivu District.
South Kivu Province
Jimbo la Kivu Kusini (Swahili)
Province
Official seal of South Kivu Province
Seal
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Named forLake Kivu
CapitalBukavu
Largest cityBukavu
Government
 • TypeProvincial assembly
 • BodyProvincial Assembly of South Kivu
 • GovernorThéo Ngwabidje Kasi[1]
 • Vice-governorFiston Malago[1]
Area
 • Total65,070 km2 (25,120 sq mi)
 • Rank17th
Population
 (2015)
 • Total5,772,000
 • Rank3rd
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 22
Official languageFrench
National languageSwahili
HDI (2015)0.391[2]
low
Websitewww.sudkivu.cd Edit this at Wikidata
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