Lake Rweru

Lake Rweru is a lake close to the northernmost point of in central Africa. The northern shore of the lake forms part of Burundi's border with .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Rwanda and Burundi
  • Also known as: Lac Rugwero

Lake Rweru

Latitude
-2.37786° or 2° 22′ 40″ south
Longitude
30.31986° or 30° 19′ 12″ east
Elevation
1,323 metres (4,341 feet)
Open location code
6G9GJ8C9+VW
Geo­Names ID
49523
Wiki­data ID
Q1808777
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Rweru” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Llac Rweru
  • Cebuano: Lac Rweru
  • Central Bikol: Danaw Rweru
  • Dutch: Rwerumeer
  • Estonian: Rugwero järv
  • Estonian: Rugwero
  • Estonian: Rugweru järv
  • Estonian: Rugweru
  • Estonian: Rweru järv
  • Finnish: Rwerujärvi
  • French: lac Rweru
  • French: Lac Rweru
  • German: Rugwero
  • German: Rweru
  • Hausa: Tafkin Rweru
  • Hebrew: אגם רווארו
  • Indonesian: Danau Rweru
  • Japanese: ルウェル湖
  • Kinyarwanda: Ikiyaga cya Rweru
  • Latvian: Rveru ezers
  • Lithuanian: Rveru
  • Macedonian: Рверу
  • Macedonian: Ругверо
  • Portuguese: Lago Rweru
  • Rundi: Rweru
  • Russian: Ругверо
  • Spanish: Lago Rweru
  • Swahili: Ziwa Rweru
  • Swedish: Lac Rweru
  • Ukrainian: Рверу
  • Welsh: Llyn Rweru

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