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North Kivu Province

North Kivu Province
Province du Nord-Kivu
Province
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Coordinates: 0°34′S 28°42′E / 0.567°S 28.700°E / -0.567; 28.700Coordinates: 0°34′S 28°42′E / 0.567°S 28.700°E / -0.567; 28.700
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital Goma
Largest city Goma
Government
 • Governor Julien Paluku Kahongya
Area
 • Total 59,483 km2 (22,967 sq mi)
Area rank 18th
Population (2010 est.)
 • Total 5,767,945
 • Rank 2nd
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s) North Kivutian
Official language French
National language Swahili
Website www.assembleenordkivu.org

North Kivu (French: Nord-Kivu) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Goma.

North Kivu borders the provinces of Ituri to the north, Tshopo to the northwest, Maniema to the southwest, and South Kivu to the south. To the east it borders the countries of Uganda and Rwanda.

The province consists of three cities—Goma, Butembo and Beni—and six territoriesBeni, Lubero, Masisi, Rutshuru, Nyiragongo and Walikale. The province is home to the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site containing the endangered mountain gorillas.

The region is politically unstable, and has been one of the flashpoints in military conflicts in the region since 1998.

North Kivu was formerly a "sub-region" in the region of Kivu.

The region was the scene of much fighting during the Second Congo War (1998–2003), and the Kivu conflict (2004–present).


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