Rusumo Falls
Rusumo Falls is a waterfall located on the Kagera river on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania, part of the most distant headwaters of the river Nile.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station.
Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
The Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station, also known…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rusumo.
Rusumo Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Kagera river
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rwanda, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-2.3828° or 2° 22′ 58″ south
Longitude
30.78331° or 30° 46′ 60″ east
Elevation
1,313 metres (4,308 feet)
Open location code
6G9GJQ8M+V8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rusumo Falls” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شلالات روسومو”
- Catalan: “Cascades Rusumo”
- Cebuano: “Rusumo Falls”
- Chinese: “魯蘇莫瀑布”
- Dutch: “Rusumo Falls”
- Esperanto: “Akvofalo Rusumo”
- Estonian: “Rusumo juga”
- French: “Chutes de Rusumo”
- French: “Chutes de Rusumu”
- French: “chutes Rusumo”
- French: “Chutes Rusumo”
- German: “Rusumo Falls”
- Hausa: “Faɗuwar ruwan Rusumo”
- Hebrew: “מפלי רוסומו”
- Japanese: “ルスモ滝”
- Kinyarwanda: “Isumo rya Rusumo”
- Persian: “آبشار روسومو”
- Slovenian: “Slapovi Rusumo”
- Spanish: “Cataratas Rusumo”
- Swahili: “Maporomoko ya Rusumo”
- Tswana: “Diphororo tsa Rusumo”
- Ukrainian: “Русумо (водоспад)”
- Ukrainian: “Русумо”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rusumo and Kabuye A.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: One Stop Border Post and Rusumo.
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