Bukavu at a glance
With about 816,811 residents, Bukavu is the 6th largest of the 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo cities listed on ConnectLove. It is the largest listed city in South Kivu, which has 2 cities in this directory. Kinshasa, the largest listed city in Democratic Republic of the Congo, is roughly 1,515 km away. The nearest larger city is Kigali in Rwanda, about 148 km away. The closest listed city is Gisenyi, Rwanda at around 99 km, so a wider discovery distance can include people there too. Bukavu sits at 2.49°S, 28.84°E, in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.