Uvira

Uvira
View of Uvira and Mitumba Mountains to the west
Uvira
Coordinates: 3°22′12″S 29°08′24″E / 3.37000°S 29.14000°E / -3.37000; 29.14000
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	Sud-Kivu Province
Elevation	746 m (2,448 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	378,736

Uvira is a city in Sud-Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, located at the extreme north end of Lake Tanganyika. There is a lake port called Kalundu at the southern end of the town, which provides links by boat to Kalemie, Kigoma in Tanzania,Pulungu in Zambia and Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi.

The town is linked by road to Bukavu and Bujumbura. The town is 120 km from the city of Bukavu, the capital of Sud-Kivu, 60 km from the territory of Fizi. Uvira is a Roman-Catholic diocese, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bukavu.

History

Uvira was the former capital of Sud-Kivu Subregion, which was part of the Kivu region during the Mobutu era. Following the creation of Sud-Kivu as a province, the capital was transferred to Bukavu.

External links

• "Retracing Che Guevara's Congo Footsteps". BBC News. 25 November 2004. 
• Map "Uvira, Sud-Kivu, Congo-Kinshasa". Reférential Geographique Commun, République Démocratique du Congo. 21 December 2012. 

v t e South Kivu Province Cities and communes Bukavu (capital) Communes: Bagira Ibanda Kadutu Kasha Territories Fizi Idjwi Kabare Kalehe Mwenga Shabunda Uvira Walungu Populated places Bunyakiri Kamananga Kifuka Lumendje Luvungi Minova Other Idjwi

Coordinates: 3°24′S 29°09′E / 3.400°S 29.150°E / -3.400; 29.150