Bukavu

Bukavu is a locality in , and has about 817,000 residents and an elevation of 1,631 metres.
  • Locality with 817,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,631 metres (5,351 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code BKY

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Bukavu and Stade de la Concorde.
The Our Lady of Peace Cathedral or simply Cathedral…
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is a stadium located in , .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cyangugu.
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is a city and capital of the Rusizi District in , .

Bukavu

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Latitude
-2.4908° or 2° 29′ 27″ south
Longitude
28.8428° or 28° 50′ 34″ east
UN/LOCODE
CD BKY
Open location code
6G9CGR5V+M4
Geo­Names ID
217831

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Bukavu” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ቡካቩ”
  • Arabic: “بوكافو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bukavu”
  • Bengali: “বুকাভু”
  • Dutch: “Bukavu”
  • Dutch: “Costermansstad” (historical)
  • Estonian: “Bukavu”
  • Finnish: “Bukavu”
  • French: “Bukavu”
  • French: “Costermansville” (historical)
  • German: “Bukavu”
  • Hausa: “Bukavu”
  • Hindi: “बुकावु”
  • Indonesian: “Bukavu”
  • Japanese: “ブカヴ”
  • Javanese: “Bukavu”
  • Kazakh: “Букаву”
  • Kirghiz: “Букаву”
  • Malay: “Bukavu”
  • Oromo: “Bukavu”
  • Panjabi: “ਬੁਕਾਵੂ”
  • Persian: “بوکاوو”
  • Polish: “Bukavu”
  • Portuguese: “Bukavu”
  • Pushto: “بوكافو”
  • Russian: “Букаву”
  • Serbian: “Букаву”
  • Somali: “Bukavu”
  • Spanish: “Bukavu”
  • Swahili: “Bukavu”
  • Tajik: “Букаву”
  • Tatar: “Букаву”
  • Turkish: “Bukavu”
  • Urdu: “بوکاوو”
  • Uzbek: “Bukavu”

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