Kirungu is a town located in the

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in Tanganyika province. It is inland from

Moba port Moba is a town located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Tanganyika Province. It is the administrative center of Moba Territory. Location Moba is situated on the western shore of the southern part of Lake Tanganyika, south-east of Kalem ...

, the administrative center of

Moba Territory Moba Territory is a Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, territory in the Tanganyika Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative center is Moba port. The territory has an estimated area of and a population ...

. Kirungu was formerly called Baudouinville (or Boudewijnstad in

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), and was the site of a

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mission founded in 1893 by Father Victor Roelens. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalemie–Kirungu is based in Kirunga and

Kalemie Kalemie, formerly Albertville or Albertstad, is a city on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Lukuga River, that drains Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River, runs through the city. Kalemie is the capi ...

, to the north.

Geography

Kirungu is situated a few kilometers from the western shore of the southern part of

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, south-east of

, to which it is linked by regular boat services. It is on a plateau above the lake and 5 km from Moba. The town lies along National Highway 34 which connects it to the jetty in Moba and to the north-south running National Highway 5 in the west. Kirungu lies just south of the Mulobozi river. The

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, a range of steep rugged hills, rises behind the town, bisected by the Mulobozi. The smaller northern section rises to an elevation of about , and the larger southern section to about .

Notable landmarks

The town contains the Stade du Kirungu, the Radio Communautaire de Moba headquarters and the Hopital de Reference Kirungu.

References

Populated places in Tanganyika Province {{DRCongo-geo-stub