Luvungi | |
|---|---|
| Groupement d'Itara-Luvungi | |
 Luvungi, February 2013 | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | South Kivu |
| Territory | Uvira |
| Chiefdom | Bafuliiru |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 85,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Luvungi, also known as Itara-Luvungi, is one of the groupements (groupings) within the Bafuliiru Chiefdom in the Uvira Territory of the South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Situated on the Ruzizi Plain, it lies at the borders of Uvira Territory and Walungu Territory, in close proximity to the frontiers of Rwanda and Burundi. Luvungi is home to a population of approximately 85,000 individuals, predominantly consisting of Fuliru agriculturalists who play a vital role in the local community. There's also has a small population of Vira, Bembe, Lega, Shi, Burundians and Banyamulenge. Its economy is founded mainly on subsistence agriculture and the artisanal mining of cassiterite, an ore of tin.[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Comptes rendus: Volumes 3-4 (in French). Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Comité spécial du Katanga. 1950. p. 102.
- ^ "Sud-Kivu: la population de Bwegera manifeste contre la vente de près de 800 hectares de terre". Radio Okapi (in French). 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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