| North Kivu | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of Congo |
|---|---|
| Area | 59 483 km² |
| Location | |
 0 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S 28 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
the North Kivu is a province of Democratic Republic of Congo.
Understand
Enjoying a climate tempered by its altitude and the immediate vicinity of Lake Kivu, the highest in Africa at 1,460 meters, North and South Kivu are the tourist pearls of the Congo. This region has two large natural parks the Kahuzi-Biega National Park (600,000 ha), a world heritage site with its bamboo forest, is the only place in Congo where entire families of gorillas can be found, this endangered anthropoid currently protected. the Virunga National Park (800 000 Ha) with its imposing Rwenzori massif (5 119 m) well known for its perennial glaciers below the equator. It is the oldest park in Africa. With both extinct and active volcanoes such as Nyiragongo Nyamulagira and Vitshumbi. It is also famous all over the world because of the importance of the families of Mountain Gorillas in Djomba and because of the importance of the herds of the African steppes: hippos, lions, leopards buffalo, elephants and a wide variety of antelopes. and tropical birds one can also admire the wonders of Goma and of Bukavu, bathed by Lake Kivu and the kabasha escarpment, on the beauty road that connects Beni to Goma. Lake Albert, one of the most fish-rich in the world, Lake Edward, famous with its famous Vitshumbi fisheries, and the Nyriragongo volcano with its lava visible in its crater.
Cities
Other destinations
- 1 Virunga National Park
- 2 Mount Stanley – Highest point in Congo and third peak in Africa
- 3 Nyiragongo (20 kmnorth of the city of Goma) – A stratovolcano in the Great Rift Valley with frequent eruptions, the last of which began on May 17, 2002. An almost permanent lava lake is located in the crater.
To speak
The national language in the province is swahili.
To go
You can reach North Kivu by Goma its capital, from Kigali to Rwanda, Butembo, Kisangani and Kisoro in Uganda by bus. We can also come from Bukavu by boat, and by plane from Kinshasa, Kindu, Mbujimayi, Lubumbashi and Kisangani.
