Uvira

For other uses, see Uvira (disambiguation).
Uvira
Ville d'Uvira
Uvira is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uvira
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
ProvinceSouth Kivu
CommunesKalundu, Mulongwe, Kagando
Government
 • MayorKiza Muhato[1][2]
Area
 • Urban
74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation
746 m (2,448 ft)
Population
 (2024 estimate)[3]
 • Urban
726,000
 • Urban density9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)

Uvira is a city strategically located in the South Kivu Province of the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4][5][6] Covering approximately 16 square kilometers[4][5] and with an estimated population of 726,000 as of 2024,[7] 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.[8] These rivers form natural boundaries between the DRC and Burundi.[8] Located in the Ruzizi Plain at a low altitude, the city lies between Burundi's Congo-Nile ridge and the Mitumba mountains.[8]

It is the economic and transportation hub of the Uvira Territory and is also home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bukavu.[9] Uvira is distinguished by a robust trade network, fishing industry, and cultural heritage.[10][11][12][13]

Uvira has been significantly impacted by long-term conflict and frequent population displacements, which have affected the city and surrounding regions for nearly four decades.[14][15]

  1. ^ "Sud-Kivu/Uvira: le maire de la ville d'Uvira invite la communauté locale à dénoncer les messages d'incitation à la haine". Acp.cd (in French). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Uvira: le maire Kiza Muhato place la sécurité et la voirie parmi ses priorités d'action". Radio Okapi (in French). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ PopulationStat.com
  4. ^ a b Kigogo, Passy Walumbuka (2009). "Analyse d'impact qu'ont les médias de proximité sur l'éducation des jeunes en cité d'Uvira" (in French). Uvira, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural d'Uvira. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Uvira: le maire Kiza Muhato place la sécurité et la voirie parmi ses priorités d'action" [Uvira: Mayor Kiza Muhato places safety and roads among his priorities for action]. Radio Okapi (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo Population". Populationstat.com. 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Ruhebuza, Honoré Mapenzi (September 2021). "Le déclassement social dans les communes urbaines de Mulongwe et Kalundu, ville d'Uvira en République Démocratique du Congo" [Social downgrading in the urban communes of Mulongwe and Kalundu, city of Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo] (in French). Bujumbura, Burundi: University of Burundi. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Territoire de UVIRA - Province du Sud Kivu" (PDF). repositories.lib.utexas.edu (in French). Austin, Texas. 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ^ Bafunyembaka, Bacishoga. "Etat de Lieu de La Culture de Haricot Dans Trois Territoires de Fizi, Mwenga et Uvira" [Status of bean cultivation in three territories of Fizi, Mwenga and Uvira] (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Université Catholique de Bukavu. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Papers Presented at the Symposium on Biology, Stock Assessment and Exploitation of Small Pelagic Fish Species in the African Great Lakes Region". Fao.org. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  12. ^ Christian, Amisi Manala; Gabriel, Mukabo Okito; Assani, Kwibe; Papy, Lubunga Dunia (January 2020). "Commercialization of Fish and their Consumption Rate by the Population of Uvira, South Kivu, DR CONGO" (PDF). International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology. pp. 1–11 (1147–1157). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  13. ^ Christian, Amisi Manala; Okito, Gabriel Mukabo; Papy, Lubunga Dunia; Assani, Kwibe (January 2020). "Commercialization of Fish and their Consumption Rate by the Population of Uvira, South Kivu, DR Congo" (PDF). International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  14. ^ Gallandat, Karin; Hutchins, Chloe; Malembaka, Espoir Bwenge; Jeandron, Aurélie; Saidi, Jaime Mufitini; Rumedeka, Baron Bashige; Muhemeri, Jonas Bisimwa; Bompangue, Didier; Sewa, Geoffroy; Seon, Audrey; Durand, Pierre-Yves; Machuel, Damien; Cumming, Oliver (31 October 2024). "Process evaluation of an urban piped water supply infrastructure improvement programme in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo". PLOS Water. 3 (10): e0000185. doi:10.1371/journal.pwat.0000185. ISSN 2767-3219.
  15. ^ "Uvira (Bwegera), sud Kivu : La Monusco appuie les communautés locales dans la lutte contre les violences communautaires - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2023.