Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sake is a town of 17,151 people in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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About Sake
Sake is a capital and village of the Kamuronza groupement, within the Bahunde Chiefdom, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located at the northwestern extremity of Lake Kivu, 25 km (15 mi) west-northwest of Goma on National Road No. 2, at the edge of the volcanic lava plains in the bottom of the Western Rift Valley, at an elevation of about 1500 m. The western escarpment of the rift valley rises to 800 m above Sake.
From the Wikipedia article Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare1
Map of Sake
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Getting there and nearby towns
Goma International Airport (GOM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.
- Goma 23 km southeast, about 23 min by car
- Kirumba 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Rutshuru 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- SakeVOA, VOA, Nicolas Pinault, Public domain
- Photkantnature08, Alexis KANT, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peltiern, CC BY-SA 4.0
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