Rukungiri District

Rukungiri District is a district in the of . The town of is the site of the district headquarters.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rwengiri Central Forest Reserve.

Protected area
is a protected tropical forest that is located in Rukungiri district in Western . It covers an area of 155 km2. It managed by the National Forestry Authority. Its WPDA ID is 40357. It was designated a reserve in 1968.

Rukungiri District

Latitude
-0.6908° or 0° 41′ 27″ south
Longitude
29.8778° or 29° 52′ 40″ east
Population
376,000
Elevation
1,186 metres (3,891 feet)
Open location code
6GFF8V5H+M4
Geo­Names ID
443364
Wiki­data ID
Q289419
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Rukungiri District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مقاطعة روكونجيري
  • Asturian: Distritu de Rukungiri
  • Asturian: Rukungiri
  • Azerbaijani: Rukunqiri (rayon)
  • Azerbaijani: Rukunqiri
  • Bengali: রুকোঙ্গিরি জেলা
  • Cebuano: Rukungiri District
  • Chinese: Rukungiri Koān
  • Chinese: 魯昆吉里區
  • Chinese: 鲁昆吉里区
  • Danish: Rukungiri District
  • Dutch: Rukungiri
  • Finnish: Rukungirin kaupunginosa
  • French: Rukungiri
  • Ganda: Rukungiri
  • German: Distrikt Rukungiri
  • German: Rukungiri
  • Greek: Ρουκουνγκίρι
  • Gujarati: રુકુંગીરી જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: रुकुंगिरी जिला
  • Indonesian: Distrik Rukungiri
  • Italian: Distretto di Rukungiri
  • Italian: Rukungiri
  • Japanese: ルクンギリ県
  • Kannada: ರುಕುಂಗಿರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
  • Korean: 루쿵기리구
  • Latvian: Rukungiri distrikts
  • Lithuanian: Rukungirio apskritis
  • Malay: Rukungiri District
  • Marathi: रुकुंगीरी जिल्हा
  • Min Nan Chinese: Rukungiri Koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rukungiri
  • Persian: ناحیه روکونگیری
  • Polish: Dystrykt Rukungiri
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Rukungiri
  • Romanian: Districtul Rukungiri
  • Russian: Рукунгири
  • Sinhala: රුකුන්ගිරි දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
  • Spanish: Distrito de Rukungiri
  • Spanish: Rukungiri
  • Swahili: Wilaya ya Rukungiri
  • Swedish: Rukungiri drsitrktet
  • Tamil: ருகுங்கிரி மாவட்டம்
  • Telugu: రుకుంగిరి జిల్లా
  • Thai: เขตรุบุงกีรี
  • Turkish: Rukungiri district
  • Ukrainian: Район Рукунгірі
  • Urdu: روکونگیری ضلع
  • Vietnamese: Quận Rukungiri
  • Zulu: Rukungiri District

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burembo Primary School and Kigarigari Primary School.

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