Luberizi | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
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Coordinates: | -2.9763°N 29.0878°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | South Kivu |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Name2: | Uvira |
Subdivision Type3: | Chiefdom |
Subdivision Name3: | Bafuliiru |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 957 |
Population Total: | 25,462 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CAT |
Utc Offset1: | +2:00 |
Luberizi is a village located in the Luvungi groupement within the Bafuliiru Chiefdom, which is part of the Uvira Territory in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At an elevation of 957 meters, it has a local population of about 25,462. It sits astride the N5 road where it crosses the Luberizi River, nearly midway between Uvira to the south and Bukavu to the north. The village of Mutarule, the scene of the 2014 South Kivu attack, is located nearby.[1] [2] [3]