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Bukavu /DR Congo/
altitude: 1,498 m/ 4,915 ft
estimated population: 1,100,000
Bukavu, a city on five finger-like peninsulas, is the intellectual and cultural capital of Eastern Congo. It was founded in 1901 by the Belgian authorities and its temperate climate attracted a large European population. Architecture buffs can now admire over 100 buildings of the Art Deco style while today a different building style prevails — colourful, multi-storey and with elaborate soaring rooflines.
Just like Goma, Bukavu has a sister city (Rusizi) on the other side of the Rwandan border and a national park (Kahuzi-Biega) nearby. The Lwiro primate sanctuary and scientific research centre is another highlight in the Bukavu neighbourhood.
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