Gorilla Sanctuary

Gorilla Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve in , and has an elevation of 2,800 metres. Gorilla Sanctuary is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Muhavura Volcano.

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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
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Mount Muhabura, 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.

Volcano
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Mount Gahinga is a dormant/extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the - border. Gahinga lies between and , but is the smallest of these three volcanoes. is situated 3 km southwest of Gorilla Sanctuary.

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.

Gorilla Sanctuary

Latitude
-1.36667° or 1° 22′ south
Longitude
29.66667° or 29° 40′ east
Elevation
2,800 metres (9,186 feet)
Open location code
6GCFJMM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
233369
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