Rusumo Falls

Rusumo Falls is a waterfall located on the on the border between and , part of the most distant headwaters of the river Nile.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station.

Power station
The , also known as the Rusumo Power Station, is an operational hydropower plant, with initial capacity installation of 80 megawatts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rusumo.

Town
, is a town in in the of .

Rusumo Falls

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
node 3651273198
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
201484
Wiki­data ID
Q959903
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Satellite Map

Discover Rusumo Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

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Notable Places Nearby

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