Uvira
Sign in to saveUvira is a city strategically located in the South Kivu Province of the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Covering approximately 207 square kilometers and with an estimated population of 726,000 as of 2024, it borders Bafuliru Chiefdom and Ruzizi Plain Chiefdom to the north, Bavira Chiefdom to the south, and Lake Tanganyika and the Ruzizi River to the east. These rivers form natural boundaries between the DRC and Burundi. Located in the Ruzizi Plain at a low altitude, the city lies between Burundi's Congo-Nile ridge and the Mitumba mountains.
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Place details
- Locality
- Uvira
- Region
- Sud-Kivu
- Country
- République démocratique du Congo
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Uvira
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Uvira, South Kivu, DR Congo (DRC).jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Kivu
- Settlement.parts_type
- Communes
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.p1
- Kalundu
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Kiza Muhato
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Interim mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Area
- +16
- Elevation
- +746
- Image
- Uvira, Sud Kivu, RD Congo - Vue aérienne de la ville d'Uvira depuis un hélicoptère Puma de la MONUSCO. (24887739354).jpg
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Article
43 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Hydrology
- Vegetation
- Geology and climate
- Administrative history and divisions
- History
- Early inhabitants and ethnic formation
- Arab-Swahili slave trade
- Rumaliza's expansion, famine, and disease
- Economy
- Socio-cultural transformation
- Anti-slavery campaign
- Colonial period
- The mutiny and renewed conflict (1898–1901)
- Consolidation and administrative transformation
- Kwilu rebellion
- Post-rebellion developments
- Conflict and insecurity
- Second Congo War and ongoing conflict
- Economy
- Subsistence agriculture
- Fishing and livestock
- Craftsmanship
- Transport
- Financial sector
- Energy
- Demographics
- Religion
- Education
- Secondary schools
- Primary schools and school complexes
- Higher education and research
- Health
- Water supply challenges
- Culture
- Sport
- Media
- Environmental issues
- See also
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Uvira is a city strategically located in the South Kivu Province of the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Covering approximately 207 square kilometers and with an estimated population of 726,000 as of 2024, it borders Bafuliru Chiefdom and Ruzizi Plain Chiefdom to the north, Bavira Chiefdom to the south, and Lake Tanganyika and the Ruzizi River to the east. These rivers form natural boundaries between the DRC and Burundi. Located in the Ruzizi Plain at a low altitude, the city lies between Burundi's Congo-Nile ridge and the Mitumba mountains.
Uvira is the central hub of the surrounding Uvira Territory, with an economy anchored in trade, fishing, agriculture, and livestock farming, while the port of Kalundu provides regional transport routes across Lake Tanganyika, connecting the city with Kalemie, Kigoma, Mpulungu, and Bujumbura. The city is also an important religious center and served as the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira, which is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bukavu.