Bushokoro
Bushokoro is a locality in Bisoke, Kinigi, Northern Province and has an elevation of 2,748 metres. Bushokoro is situated nearby to the locality Nyarwayu, as well as near Kinege.Places of Interest
Highlights include Volcanoes National Park and Mount Bisoke.
Volcanoes National Park
Photo: Carine06, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Volcanoes National Park is an extraordinary park in Rwanda, full of impressive tropical rainforest and volcanic scenery, trekking, and is perhaps the best place in the world to see the rare mountain gorillas.
Mount Bisoke
Volcano
Photo: Nickolayvladim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Bisoke is an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the summit is located in Rwanda. Mount Bisoke is situated 3 km west of Bushokoro.
Karisoke Research Center
Nature reserve
The Karisoke Research Center is a research institute in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. It was founded by Dian Fossey on 24 September 1967 to study endangered mountain gorillas. Karisoke Research Center is situated 3 km west of Bushokoro.
Bushokoro
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bisoke, Kinigi, Musanze District, Northern Province, Rwanda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.4681° or 1° 28′ 5″ southLongitude
29.5104° or 29° 30′ 37″ eastElevation
2,748 metres (9,016 feet)Open location code
6GCFGGJ6+Q5GeoNames ID
7572198
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