Kirungu
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Kirunga is a town
located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
in Tanganyika District
. It is inland from Moba port, the administrative center of Moba Territory.
Kirungu was formerly called Baudouinville, and was the site of a White Fathers
mission founded in 1893 by Father Victor Roelens
.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalemie–Kirungu is based on Kirunga and Kalemie
, 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the north.
, 140 kilometres (87 mi) south-east of Kalemie
, to which it is linked by regular boat services. It is on a plateau 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) 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.
Kirunga lies just south of the Mulobozi river
. The Marungu highlands
, a range of steep rugged hills, rises behind the town, bisected by the Mulobozi.
The smaller northern section rises to an elevation of about 2100 metres (6,889.8 ft) and the larger southern section to about 2460 metres (8,070.9 ft).
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
in Tanganyika District
Tanganyika District
Tanganyika District is a district located in the Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Under the February 2006 constitution the district was to be upgraded to Tanganyika Province. As of 2011 this had not happened.-References:...
. It is inland from Moba port, the administrative center of Moba Territory.
Kirungu was formerly called Baudouinville, and was the site of a White Fathers
White Fathers
The missionary society known as "White Fathers" , after their dress, is a Roman Catholic Society of Apostolic Life founded in 1868 by the first Archbishop of Algiers, later Cardinal Lavigerie, as the Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa of Algeria, and is also now known as the Society of the...
mission founded in 1893 by Father Victor Roelens
Victor Roelens
Victor Roelens was a Belgian priest who became Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baudouinville in 1895, and remained the premier bishop in the Congo Free State, then the Belgian Congo, until he retired in 1941....
.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalemie–Kirungu is based on Kirunga and Kalemie
Kalemie
Kalemie, formerly Albertville/Albertstad, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is next to the exit of the Lukuga River flowing out from Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River....
, 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the north.
Geography
Kirunga is situated a few kilometers from the western shore of the southern part of Lake TanganyikaLake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
, 140 kilometres (87 mi) south-east of Kalemie
Kalemie
Kalemie, formerly Albertville/Albertstad, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is next to the exit of the Lukuga River flowing out from Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River....
, to which it is linked by regular boat services. It is on a plateau 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) 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.
Kirunga lies just south of the Mulobozi river
Mulobozi River
The Mulobozi River is a stream in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that flows through the Marungu highlands from the west into Lake Tanganyika just to the north of Moba port....
. The Marungu highlands
Marungu highlands
The Marungu highlands are in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the west of the southern half of Lake Tanganyika.-Location:The highlands are divided by the Mulobozi River, which flow into the lake just north of Moba port...
, a range of steep rugged hills, rises behind the town, bisected by the Mulobozi.
The smaller northern section rises to an elevation of about 2100 metres (6,889.8 ft) and the larger southern section to about 2460 metres (8,070.9 ft).