Gikungwe

Gikungwe is a village in Kagarama, Mururu, Western Province and has an elevation of 1,613 metres. Gikungwe is situated nearby to the village Kagarama, as well as near Cyimbogo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Panzi Hospital and Ruzizi I Hydro Power Plant.

Hospital

Panzi Hospital is a hospital in Bukavu, the capital of the Sud-Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It specializes in treating survivors of sexual violence, particularly conflict-related sexual violence.

Power station

Ruzizi I Hydroelectric Power Station is a 29.8 megawatts hydroelectric power station on the Rusizi River between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ruzizi I Hydro Power Plant is situated 3½ km northwest of Gikungwe.

Nearby places include Bukavu and Cyangugu.

Bukavu is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is on the border with Rwanda. This area has suffered from some of the ongoing political unrest.

Cyangugu is a city and capital of the Rusizi District in Western Province, Rwanda. The city lies at the southern end of Lake Kivu, and is contiguous with Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, but separated from it by the Ruzizi River.

Latitude

-2.53587° or 2° 32′ 9″ south

Longitude

28.88758° or 28° 53′ 15″ east

Elevation

1,613 metres (5,292 feet)

Open location code

6G9CFV7Q+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

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