:Luberizi
{{Short description|Village in Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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|subdivision_name1 = South Kivu
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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?|date=November 2023}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CG/12/Luberizi.html | title=Luberizi, Congo | accessdate=28 April 2014}}{{Cite web |last=Kishamata |first=Jérôme Katongo |title=Monographie de la chefferie des Bafuliiru |url=https://www.africmemoire.com/part.4-monographie-de-la-cheffeerie-des-bafuliiru-628.html |access-date=24 June 2023 |publisher=Université Officielle de Bukavu (UOB) |language=French |publication-place=Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo}}{{Cite web |title=Annuaire des rues de Bafuliro (chefferie), Uvira |trans-title=Street directory of Bafuliro (chiefdom), Uvira |url=https://rues-rd-congo.openalfa.com/bafuliro-chefferie |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Rues-rd-congo.openalfa.com |language=fr-FR}}