Rutshuru

Rutshuru is a town located in the province of the eastern , and is headquarters of an administrative district, the .
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  • Type: Town with 82,700 residents
  • Description: town in North Kivu in the DRC
  • Also known as: “Ruchuru”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rutshuru Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving the town of Rutshuru in . The runway is 3 kilometres northwest of Rutshuru in the town of Kiwanja.

Rutshuru

Latitude
-1.1869° or 1° 11′ 13″ south
Longitude
29.4461° or 29° 26′ 46″ east
Population
82,700
Elevation
1,241 metres (4,072 feet)
Open location code
6GCFRC7W+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2080731983
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
206047
Wiki­data ID
Q2177941
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Satellite Map

Discover Rutshuru from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zulu—“Rutshuru” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rutshuru”
  • Belarusian: “Рутшуру”
  • Catalan: “Rutshuru”
  • Cebuano: “Rutshuru”
  • Chinese: “魯丘魯”
  • Dutch: “Rutshuru”
  • Esperanto: “Rutshuru”
  • Esperanto: “Rutŝuruo”
  • French: “Rutshuru”
  • Fulah: “Rutshuru”
  • German: “Rushuru”
  • German: “Rutschuro”
  • German: “Rutshuru”
  • Italian: “Rutshuru”
  • Japanese: “ルチュル”
  • Lingala: “Rutshuru”
  • Polish: “Rutshuru”
  • Romanian: “Rutshuru”
  • Russian: “Рутшуру”
  • Swahili: “Rutshuru”
  • Swedish: “Rutshuru”
  • Ukrainian: “Рутшуру”
  • Urdu: “روتشورو”
  • Zulu: “Rutshuru”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rutshuru Hydroelectric Power Station and Rwanguba Hydroelectric Power Station.

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