Nord-Kivu
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Capital | Goma | ||||
Largest city | Goma | ||||
National language | French, Swahili | ||||
Land area¹ | 59,483 km² | ||||
Governor | Julien Paluku Kahongya | ||||
Population Density |
3,564,434 (est. 1998) 59.92/km² |
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Districts | 1 | ||||
Cities | 3 | ||||
Demonym | North Kivutian | ||||
Official Website | [ Province du Nord-Kivu] | ||||
Territorial Organisation - Cities |
Nord-Kivu (also North Kivu) is a province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its provincial capital is Goma. It borders Orientale to the north-west, Maniema to the west, and Sud-Kivu to the south. To the east it borders Uganda and Rwanda.
Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
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2006 Constitution | Bas-Uele · Équateur · Haut-Lomami · Haut-Katanga · Haut-Uele · Ituri · Kasaï · Kasaï oriental · Kongo central · Kwango · Kwilu · Lomami · Lualaba · Lulua · Mai-Ndombe · Maniema · Mongala · Nord-Kivu · Nord-Ubangi · Sankuru · Sud-Kivu · Sud-Ubangi · Tanganyika · Tshopo · Tshuapa · Kinshasa | ![]() |
Pre-2006 | Bandundu · Bas-Congo · Équateur · Kasai-Occidental · Kasai-Oriental · Katanga · Kinshasa · Maniema · Nord-Kivu · Orientale · Sud-Kivu |