Idjwi Island

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Idjwi Island is a large, densely populated island in Lake Kivu between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, known for its rural communities and relative isolation.

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Idjwi Island canonical 3

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
administrativeStatus territory of South Kivu Province
bodyOfWater Lake Kivu
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
economyType agriculture-based
hasCharacteristic agricultural economy
densely populated
fishing activities
high population density
limited electricity access
limited infrastructure
limited road network
relatively isolated
rural
rural communities
subsistence farming
volcanic origin
hasEthnicGroup Bantu communities
Havu people
hasIssue land scarcity
limited access to education
limited access to health care
poverty
hasLanguage French
Kihavu
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
hasReligion Christianity
traditional beliefs
locatedBetween Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
locatedIn Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lake Kivu
locatedInAdministrativeEntity South Kivu Province
linked to: South Kivu
locatedNear Bukavu
Goma
Rwandan border
mainCrop bananas
beans
cassava
maize
mainEconomicActivity fishing
subsistence agriculture
partOf African Great Lakes region
Albertine Rift
regionType rural
transportMode boat
canoe

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Kivu hasIslands Idjwi Island
Idjwi Territory hasPart Idjwi Island
Idjwi Territory partOf Idjwi Island