City Details: Bukavu
A few alternate names for Bukavu are: BKY, Bukavu, Costermansstad, Costermansville, Букаву
Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu Province and as of 2012 it had an estimated population of 806,940.
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Bukavu
General Information
- Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Common Name: DR Congo
- Population: 816811
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -2.49077, 28.84281
- Country Code: COD
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Bukavu
- 1. Kamembe Airport (KME), distance from city center: 7.90 km
- 2. Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY), distance from city center: 20.56 km
- 3. Goma International Airport (GOM), distance from city center: 101.22 km
Location of Bukavu
Country Details
- Country: DR Congo
- Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Capital: Kinshasa
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Middle Africa
- Population: 108,407,721
- Area: 2,344,858 km²
- Languages: French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
- Currency: Congolese franc (FC)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Angola
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
Holidays in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Democratic Republic of the Congo for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Martyrs Day - 2026-01-04
- Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination - 2026-01-16
- Patrice Lumumba Assassination - 2026-01-17
- Kimbangu's Day - 2026-04-06
- Labour Day - 2026-05-01
- Liberation Day - 2026-05-17
- Independence Day - 2026-06-30
- Parents' Day - 2026-08-01
- Congolese Genocide Day - 2026-08-02
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25