NORD-KIVU

'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.
The province consists of three towns - Goma, Butembo and Beni - and six territories - Beni, Lubero, Masisi, Nyiragongo, Rutshuru and Walikali. The province is home to the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site containing the endangered Mountain Gorillas.
It was the scene of much fighting during the Second Congo War.

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★ Map of North Kivu