- Nord-Kivu
Infobox DRCongo Province
country =Democratic Republic of the Congo
native_name = Province du Nord-Kivu
common_name = Nord-Kivu
capital =Goma
largest_city =Goma
national_language = French,Swahili
population_density = 59.92
population_estimate = 3,564,434
governor = Julien Paluku Kahongya
pop_year = 1998
area = 59,483
area_scale = 10
districts = 1
cities = 3
demonym = North Kivutian
website = http://www.provincenordkivu.org/
image_logo_size = NoneNord-Kivu (also Kivu-Nord, North Kivu) is a province bordering
Lake Kivu in the easternDemocratic Republic of Congo . Its provincial capital isGoma .Geography
It borders Orientale to the north-west,
Maniema to the west, andSud-Kivu to the south. To the east it bordersUganda andRwanda .The province consists of three towns —
Goma ,Butembo andBeni — and six territories —Beni ,Lubero ,Masisi ,Nyiragongo ,Rutshuru andWalikali . The province is home to theVirunga National Park , aWorld Heritage Site containing the endangeredMountain Gorilla s.History
The region was the scene of much fighting during the
Second Congo War (1998–2003).Human rights issues
In October 2007, the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of an increasing number of internally displaced people (IDP) in North Kivu related to the fighting there between the government army, theDemocratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels and renegade troops, includingLaurent Nkunda 's forces, and a build-up of military supplies and forces, including the reported recruitment ofchild soldier s by armed groups across North Kivu. The UNHCR thought that there were over 370,000 people in North Kivu displaced since December 2006, and is expanding its camps in theMugunga area where over 80,000 IDPs were estimated. [cite news |title=DR Congo: UN agency concerned at military buildup in North Kivu |url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24198&Cr=DRC&Cr1= |publisher=UN News Service |date= 2007-10-05 |accessdate=2007-10-06 ]References
External links
* [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Af.nsf/5b3f56ab63e9d040412569ce004f4e30/3b95e6094877e20f85256dd3006ffa8b/$FILE/ocha_drcNKivu031103.pdf Map of North Kivu]
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