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Bagira

Coordinates: 2°28′17″S 28°49′39″E / 2.4713°S 28.8276°E / -2.4713; 28.8276
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Bagira is one of the communes in Bukavu, South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2] Thousands of displaced people arrived there in the early 2000s as a result of the conflict (Congo wars) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] and it was stated that it was "not uncommon" at the time for "twenty or more people there to share one small house".[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Arrondissement of Bagira in Bukavu, Province of South-Kivu in the Congo-Kinshasa". pagesclaires.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Chapter Five: Chaos in the Congo". post-gazette.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

2°28′17″S 28°49′39″E / 2.4713°S 28.8276°E / -2.4713; 28.8276