Uvira, Congo, Dem. Rep.

Uvira, Congo, Dem. Rep. is a submarine cable landing point in Dem. Rep. (coordinates -3.3777°, 29.1499°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Dem. Rep.'s international connectivity infrastructure.

Uvira is a city strategically located 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. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Uvira, Congo, Dem. Rep., international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Dem. Rep.. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Uvira, Congo, Dem. Rep. in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Lake Tanganyika (2025) — Lake Tanganyika is a submarine cable system operating within Dem. Rep., with landing points at Kalemie, Uvira. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.