Lake Gashaka

Lake Gashaka is a lake in Eastern Province, Rwanda and has an elevation of 1,478 metres. Lake Gashaka is situated nearby to the locality Mugatoki, as well as near Rutare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kayonza.

Kayonza

Town

Photo: VivienHdF, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kayonza is a small town in Kayonza district, Eastern Province, Rwanda. The town is centred on a roundabout, where the road east from Kigali splits into the road running north to the Ugandan border, and the road south to Tanzania. Kayonza is situated 4½ km northwest of Lake Gashaka.

Lake Gashaka

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Eastern Province, Rwanda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.92889° or 1° 55′ 44″ south

Longitude

30.54167° or 30° 32′ 30″ east

Elevation

1,478 metres (4,849 feet)

Open location code

6GCG3GCR+CM

GeoNames ID

442780

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lake Gashaka” goes by many names.

French: “Lac Gashaka”

Localities in the Area

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