Rovuma

Based on OpenStreetMap data, Rovuma is 964 km long. It was last changed in OSM on Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:36

Rovuma flows through 2 countries:

Mozambique, flowing through the subregions of Cabo Delgado, Niassa
Tanzania, flowing through the subregions of Mtwara, Ruvuma

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This is also known as Ruvuma, for 70 km (8% total). In other languages Rovuma is known as:

English: Ruvuma River
Portuguese: Rio Rovuma

On Wikipedia Rovuma is Ruvuma River.

On Wikidata it's Q746779 , .

Distributaries & Outflows

It has 4 side channels. (TODO fill in side channels)

Rovuma flows into the sea: 7,137 km of total upstream flows in at S 10° 28′ 31″, E 40° 26′ 22″ at OSM node n359688444.

Tributaries & Inflows

Rovuma has 40 tributaries .

Rio Lugenda, which joins it at S 11° 25′ 12″, E 38° 29′ 20″ at OSM node n359689767, and 2,597 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 15′ 34″, E 37° 56′ 46″ at OSM node n6738102256, and 803 km of total upstream flows in.
Rio Lucheringo, which joins it at S 11° 43′ 15″, E 36° 17′ 23″ at OSM node n2478994926, and 461 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 25′ 52″, E 35° 52′ 5″ at OSM node n2478989944, and 453 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 34′ 15″, E 35° 25′ 32″ at OSM node n2290654726, and 222 km of total upstream flows in.
Ruvuma River, which joins it at S 10° 43′ 20″, E 35° 13′ 15″ at OSM node n2197081922, and 178 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 17′ 22″, E 35° 20′ 46″ at OSM node n8772927863, and 163 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 33′ 2″, E 36° 48′ 48″ at OSM node n359704056, and 161 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 41′ 11″, E 37° 24′ 14″ at OSM node n4569932489, and 135 km of total upstream flows in.
Lussanhando, which joins it at S 11° 41′ 59″, E 36° 31′ 4″ at OSM node n2290658516, and 118 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 20′ 20″, E 37° 49′ 43″ at OSM node n6726104015, and 102 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 9′ 44″, E 39° 4′ 38″ at OSM node n3623547104, and 89 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 39′ 43″, E 36° 44′ 23″ at OSM node n2498272843, and 85 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 10′ 44″, E 38° 53′ 15″ at OSM node n359689604, and 82 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 10′ 9″, E 38° 55′ 34″ at OSM node n3623574806, and 79 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 13′ 16″, E 35° 20′ 26″ at OSM node n2271420756, and 72 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 19′ 53″, E 38° 17′ 20″ at OSM node n3712091948, and 63 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 9′ 6″, E 39° 9′ 10″ at OSM node n6704926204, and 58 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 36′ 19″, E 36° 55′ 32″ at OSM node n359702199, and 45 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 17′ 26″, E 38° 16′ 4″ at OSM node n3712091783, and 36 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 33′ 38″, E 35° 38′ 28″ at OSM node n2290654012, and 34 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 23′ 38″, E 38° 25′ 52″ at OSM node n3686421164, and 28 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 16′ 14″, E 38° 42′ 50″ at OSM node n3688861075, and 25 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 36′ 49″, E 37° 30′ 38″ at OSM node n6687215611, and 21 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 40′ 52″, E 36° 29′ 30″ at OSM node n2290658011, and 21 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 19′ 39″, E 38° 35′ 51″ at OSM node n4574648750, and 19 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 4′ 44″, E 35° 16′ 20″ at OSM node n2271429250, and 19 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 4′ 51″, E 39° 22′ 17″ at OSM node n3554424151, and 18 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 23′ 28″, E 38° 24′ 24″ at OSM node n3687524206, and 10 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 18′ 15″, E 38° 16′ 36″ at OSM node n6431390995, and 7 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 15′ 23″, E 35° 20′ 4″ at OSM node n8772927899, and 7 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 15′ 50″, E 37° 57′ 26″ at OSM node n6745115491, and 7 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 2′ 3″, E 35° 15′ 22″ at OSM node n2271423668, and 5 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 25′ 11″, E 38° 29′ 27″ at OSM node n4284302519, and 4 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 33′ 35″, E 35° 29′ 37″ at OSM node n6960323288, and 3 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 10° 29′ 38″, E 40° 25′ 42″ at OSM node n6642230535, and 3 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 10° 43′ 44″, E 35° 12′ 26″ at OSM node n2197079388, and 3 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 11° 18′ 16″, E 35° 20′ 54″ at OSM node n12307672493, and 2 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 10° 32′ 9″, E 40° 23′ 13″ at OSM node n7891652423, and 1 km of total upstream flows in.
an unnamed river, which joins it at S 10° 53′ 28″, E 35° 12′ 29″ at OSM node n2179909942, and 448 m of total upstream flows in.