South Kivu

Map of South Kivu

075 km (47 mi)150 km (93 mi)225 km (140 mi)300 km (186 mi)
Height
514 m (1690 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3468 m (11380 ft)
Height from west to east in South Kivu
500 m1 000 m1 500 m2 000 m2 500 m3 000 m4 000 monez.com3 468 mMont Mohi514 mWest272.6 kmEast
Height from south to north in South Kivu
500 m1 000 m1 500 m2 000 m2 500 m3 000 m4 000 monez.com1233 468 mMont Mohi514 mSouth378.9 kmNorth
1Ruzizi773 to 1 627 m2Kivu1 459 m3Tanganyika781 m

Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)

Basic Information

Capital City: Bukavu

Population: 7,066,400 (Wikidata, 2020)

Area: 64,791 km² / 25,016 sq mi

Subdivisions: 9

Geography

Highest Elevation Point: Mont Mohi (3 468 m)

Lowest point: 514 m

Borders

Where is South Kivu located in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

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