Luberizi

Luberizi
Village
Luberizi
Coordinates: 2°58′35″S29°05′16″E / 2.976267°S 29.087816°E / -2.976267; 29.087816 (Luberizi)
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	South Kivu
Territory	Uvira
Chiefdom	Bafuliiru
Elevation	957 m (3,140 ft)
Population
• Total	25,462
Time zone	UTC+2:00 (CAT)

Luberizi is a village located in the Luvungi groupement within the Bafuliiru Chiefdom of Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At an elevation of 957 meters, it has a local population of about 25,462.^{[ as of? ]} 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]}

Known people

• Louis Bidalira, rebel leader ^[4]

References

1. "Luberizi, Congo" . Retrieved 28 April 2014.
2. Kishamata, Jérôme Katongo. "Monographie de la chefferie des Bafuliiru" (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Université Officielle de Bukavu (UOB). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
3. "Annuaire des rues de Bafuliro (chefferie), Uvira" [Street directory of Bafuliro (chiefdom), Uvira]. Rues-rd-congo.openalfa.com (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
4. Le Courier Africain 1967, p. 16.

Works cited

• Le Courier Africain (1967). "Biographical Information of Rebel Leaders". Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, No. 524. United States Joint Publications Research Service. pp. 15–21.