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Uvira, RD Congo - Le RSSG David Gressly accueilli par le directeur de l’hôpital général de référence d’Uvira · MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0

Global Day of Action for the Right to Health in Uvira (15464992700) · Article 25 Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Global Day of Action for the Right to Health in Uvira (15464594527) · Article 25 Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

2020-04-13 — Uvira, South Kivu, DRC – The Urban Committee of the Response Strategy against COVID-19 of Uvira, the Congolese National Police and the MONUSCO Police organized a patrol to raise... · MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0

Débordements du Lac Tanganyika à Uvira · Pierrette antk, CC0

Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uvira is a city of 407,092 people in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Population407,092 GeoNames

RegionSouth Kivu

Elevation746 m 2,448 ft

Time zoneAfrica/Lubumbashi

Land area16.0 km²

Why visit Uvira

Townapedia lists 4 places to stay in and around town.

About Uvira

Uvira is a city 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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Where to stay4

Batiment Kasangala

Motel and hotel · 1.5 km

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Hôtel Fizi

Motel and hotel

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Kasa 2

Motel and hotel · 1.1 km

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Maison Pelikan

Motel and hotel

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Churches and places of worship2

Grande Mosquée

Place of worship · 1.0 km

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Uvira cathedral

Place of worship

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Schools, colleges and libraries31

Université Notre Dame de Tanganyika

School · 4.1 km

Private Catholic university in Uvira, South Kivu

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Ecole primaire Kalundu

School · 1.9 km

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Ecole primaire Songo

School

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Ecole secondaire Kibondwe

School · 3.2 km

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Ecole primaire Kabindula

School · 1.2 km

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Ecole primaire Kakombe

School · 2.7 km

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Ecole primaire Kimanga

School

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Ecole secondaire Kalundu

School · 2.9 km

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Ecole secondaire Kilibula

School · 2.6 km

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Centre d'alphabetistion Kalundu

School · 1.9 km

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Centre d'alphabetistion Kalundu

School · 3.5 km

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Centre d'alphabetistion Nyarumanga

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Healthcare3

Clinic Rutasoka

Clinic and pharmacy · 3.2 km

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Health facility

Clinic and pharmacy · 1.0 km

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Hôpital Général de Référence d'Uvira

Hospital

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Map of Uvira

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Photo credits

DSRSG Fidele Sarassoro visit in Estern Congo (8447218143), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Uvira, RD Congo - Le RSSG David Gressly accueilli par le directeur de l’hôpital général de référence d’Uvira, MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Global Day of Action for the Right to Health in Uvira (15464992700), Article 25 Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
Global Day of Action for the Right to Health in Uvira (15464594527), Article 25 Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
2020-04-13 — Uvira, South Kivu, DRC – The Urban Committee of the Response Strategy against COVID-19 of Uvira, the Congolese National Police and the MONUSCO Police organized a patrol to raise..., MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Débordements du Lac Tanganyika à Uvira, Pierrette antk, CC0
Sephani, Sephani M'lendja, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ouverture des BV au Centre de Vote de Kimanga (6435271933), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Un electeur qui cherche son nom sur la liste à Kimanga 2 (6435266715), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
P1110309, Martin Baran, CC BY 3.0
File d'attente à l'ouverture au Centre de vote de Mulongwe (6435271891), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
File d'attente à l'ouverture au Centre de vote de Mulongwe 2 (6435248717), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
DRC demands the -RightToHealth -Article25! (15438368489), Article 25 Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
DRC demands the -RightToHealth -Article25! (15439002007), Article 25 Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
Une vue des derniers votants au CV de KILIBULA 2 (6435266719), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Electeurs devant le bulletin de vote pour la presidentielle (6435248705), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Electeurs devant un bulletin de vote pour les deputés au CV de KASENGA (6435248709), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Derniers electeurs regardant le listing (6435248689), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Echanges entre Chef de centre de la CENI et UNPOL à la cloture à KASENGA (6435248699), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Echanges entre Chef de centre de la CENI et UNPOL à la cloture à KASENGA 2 (6435248697), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Une vue du Centre de vote KASENGA à la clôture 2 (6435266727), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0

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