Gikongoro
Gikongoro is a city in Nyamagabe district, Southern Province, Rwanda. It was previously part of Gikongoro Province, which has been disestablished. Gikongoro province was founded by the newly independent Rwandan state shortly after it gained freedom from Belgium in 1962.
- Locality with about 16,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,930 metres (6,320 feet)
- Description: city in Rwanda
Places of Interest
Highlights include Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre.
Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre
Memorial
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Gikongoro
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Latitude
-2.46397° or 2° 27′ 50″ south
Longitude
29.57389° or 29° 34′ 26″ east
Open location code
6G9FGHPF+CH
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Zulu—“Gikongoro” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Gikongoro”
- Basque: “Gikongoro”
- Catalan: “Gikongoro”
- Cebuano: “Gikongoro”
- Chinese: “吉孔戈罗”
- Chinese: “吉孔戈羅”
- Croatian: “Gikongoro”
- Dutch: “Gikongoro”
- French: “Gikongoro”
- German: “Gikongoro”
- Greek: “Γκικονγκόρο”
- Japanese: “ギコンゴロ”
- Korean: “기콩고로”
- Polish: “Gikongoro”
- Portuguese: “Gikongoro”
- Portuguese: “Guicongoro”
- Russian: “Гиконгоро”
- Swahili: “Gikongoro”
- Urdu: “گیکونگورو”
- Western Mari: “Гиконгоро”
- Zulu: “Gikongoro”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre and Mount Lemera.
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