Ruhengeri , also known as Musanze or Muhoza, is the third largest city in Rwanda and the capital of Musanze District in the Northern Province of Rwanda. The city has a population of 153,368 as of the 2022 census.
6-427: Some sources now refer to the city itself as Musanze, after the district in which it lies within. This has to do with the adopted policy of renaming Rwanda cities, which was done to eliminate memories of the past and to install new administrations in the country. Ruhengeri lies near the twin lakes of Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo and is the gateway city to Volcanoes National Park and the famous mountain gorillas in
12-472: A stream called Ntaruka. Burera is almost twice as large as Lake Ruhondo and despite only being 600 meters apart, the two lakes are separated by a dramatic drop in altitude of 100 m (328 ft). Ntaruka is a 600 m (1,969 ft) long stream connecting the two lakes and drops of about 100 meters in . Due to this steep drop, a hydroelectric power plant has been constructed on this stream and produces 11.5 MW. This Rwanda location article
18-594: Is located in a densely populated North of the country in Burera District which got its name from this lake. The closet major city is the city of Musanze 25 km (16 mi) West of the lake. Lake Burera borders Uganda 's wetlands on the southern slopes of Mount Muhavura at 1,860 m (6,102 ft) of altitude. It lies to the North East of its twin Lake Ruhondo in which it empties via
24-468: Is served by the Ruhengeri Airport . 1°30′S 29°38′E / 1.500°S 29.633°E / -1.500; 29.633 This Rwanda location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lake Burera Lake Burera or Bulera is a lake of northwestern Rwanda , at the border with Uganda . With an area of 55 km (20 sq mi), it is
30-607: The north-western part of the country. The city's proximity to the Volcanoes National Park has made it a popular tourist destination with several restaurants and hotels mainly aimed at visitors to the national park. Ruhengeri is also home to the Institute of Applied Sciences (INES-Ruhengeri). INES-Ruhengeri was established in 2003 in collaboration with the Catholic Diocese of Ruhengeri. The city
36-867: The second largest lake entirely in Rwanda after Lake Ihema (100 km (40 sq mi)). Considering all other lakes in the country (including lakes shared with other countries), it would be the 5th largest after Lake Kivu 2,700 km (1,040 sq mi) between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Lake Rweru between Rwanda and Burundi at 133 km (50 sq mi) of which only 47 km (20 sq mi) are in Rwanda, Lake Ihema and Lake Cohoha 74 km (30 sq mi) also shared with Burundi of which only 19 km (10 sq mi) are in Rwanda. The lake
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