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Nkanda

Nkanda is a village in , , and has an elevation of 2,270 metres. Nkanda is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Mount Muhabura.

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is a national park in and the nearest town is 1 . It is one of the only four national parks that protect the mountain gorillas.

Volcano
, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the - border. At 4,127 metres, Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is part of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. is situated 4 km south of Nkanda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kisoro and Bunagana.

The township of only has about 18,000 inhabitants living in the town proper, but there are more than a quarter of a million in its district, mostly eking out a living as subsistence farmers on low incomes.

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is at the far western edge of the region of the , just over the border from a tranquil and hard-working region of . As of October 2022, it was under the control of the March 23 Movement rebel militia.

Village
is a town in the of . It sits across the international border from the similarly named town of . is situated 9 km northwest of Nkanda.

Nkanda

Latitude
-1.35° or 1° 21′ south
Longitude
29.66667° or 29° 40′ east
Elevation
2,270 metres (7,448 feet)
Open location code
6GCFMM28+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2229121929
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
227799
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