Uvira is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the province of Sud-Kivu, located at the 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, and to Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Capital Bukavu Largest city National Language Kiswahili Land area¹ km² Governor [[]] Population Density (est. ... Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East). ... Kalemie, fomerly Alberville, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Kigoma is a town in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. ... Bujumbura, estimated population 300,000 (1994), is the capital of Burundi. ...

The town is linked by road to Bukavu, as well as to Bujumbura. Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying at the southern end of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda. ...

Uvira is a Roman-Catholic diocese, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bukavu. The Roman Catholic Church believes its founding was based on Jesus appointment of Saint Peter as the primary church leader, later Bishop of Rome. ... Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying at the southern end of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda. ...

Uvira is the headquarter of the newly created Global Congolese community association known in french as Cadre d'Appui aux Actions de Developpment au Congo (CAADEC). CAADEC (www.caadec.org) is framework of networking that links congolese of diaspora and those in Congo for the commom goal of working together to contribute for the greater good of developping their country by supporting individual and collective initiatives that promote community development and job creation as foundation for rebuilting the country.

Coordinates: 3°24′S, 29°09′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...