Lake Kirwa
Lake Kirwa is a lake in Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu and has an elevation of 1,174 metres. Lake Kirwa is situated nearby to the village Kalengera, as well as near the town Rutshuru.- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water in DR Congo
- Also known as: “Kirwa Lake”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rutshuru.
Rutshuru
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory.
Lake Kirwa
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.2249° or 1° 13′ 30″ southLongitude
29.41232° or 29° 24′ 44″ eastElevation
1,174 metres (3,852 feet)Open location code
6GCFQCG6+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 198290771OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
382767Wikidata ID
Q22588542
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Kirwa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Kirwa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lac Kirwa”
- Swahili: “Ziwa Kirwa”
- Swedish: “Lac Kirwa”
- Welsh: “Llyn Kirwa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kalengera and Kanyabusoro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rutshuru Hydroelectric Power Station and Marché de Ndamugenga.
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