Rutshuru
Sign in to saveRutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lakes Edward and Kivu. The Ugandan border is east and the Rwandan border is south-east.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rutshuru
- Region
- Nord-Kivu
- Country
- République démocratique du Congo
- Population
- 82,680
- Timezone
- Africa/Lubumbashi
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rutshuru
- Settlement.official_name
- Rutshuru
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in the Congo
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- DR Congo
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Kivu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Territory
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Rutshuru
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- National language
- Settlement.blank_info_sec1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Located in
- North Kivu
- Continent
- Africa
- Image
- Kanyabayonga, Chefferie de Bwito, 2011, Nord-Kivu.jpg
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Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lakes Edward and Kivu. The Ugandan border is east and the Rwandan border is south-east.
Lava flows from the Nyamuragira volcano, south-west, have come within of the town in recent years. The town has over 800,000 inhabitants from many tribal backgrounds Nande, hunde and Pygmee.