Lake Ruhondo

Lake Ruhondo is a lake of northwestern . It is located near Lake Bulera on the outskirts of Musanze. It is located at the base of Rwanda's largest volcano, the Kalisimbi Volcanic mountain.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Rwanda
  • Also known as: Lac Luhondo”, “Lac Ruhonda”, and “Lac Ruhondo

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ntaruka Hydroelectric Power Station.

Industrial building
is an industrial building.

Lake Ruhondo

Latitude
-1.48627° or 1° 29′ 11″ south
Longitude
29.74901° or 29° 44′ 56″ east
Elevation
1,757 metres (5,764 feet)
Open location code
6GCFGP7X+FJ
Geo­Names ID
201515
Wiki­data ID
Q15045797
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Ruhondo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Kinyarwanda—“Lake Ruhondo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Llac Ruhondo
  • Cebuano: Lac Ruhondo
  • French: lac Ruhondo
  • French: Lac Ruhondo
  • German: Ruhondo-See
  • Kinyarwanda: Ikiyaga cya Ruhondo

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bugoboli and Muskera.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chute Taruka and Birwa.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Ruhondo”. Photo: Muremi, CC BY-SA 4.0.