South Kivu
Province in Democratic Republic of the Congo South Kivu Province Province du Sud-Kivu Province Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Capital Bukavu Largest city Bukavu Government • Governor Claude Nyamugabo Area • Total 65,070 km 2 (25,120 sq mi) Area rank 17th Population (2015) • Total 5,772,000 • Rank 3rd • Density 89/km 2 (230/sq mi) Official language French National language Swahili Website www.sudkivu.cd South Kivu (French: Sud-Kivu ) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] Its capital is Bukavu. Contents 1 History 1.1 Approximate correspondence between historical and current province 2 Geography 2.1 Administrative organization 2.2 Cities 2.3 Health districts 3 War and human rights 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links History South Kivu Province was created in 1989, when the existing Kivu Province was divided into three parts (South Kivu, North Kivu and Maniema). In June 2014, around 35 people were killed in an attack ...