Kirushya
Kirushya is one of 17 wards/divisions of Ngara District, in the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is located near Burundi and Rwanda. The name itself comes from a word for "tedious"; the area is largely a dry hill, and the scarcity of water forced residents to travel long distances for resupply.- Village with about 10,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,390 metres (4,550 feet)
- Description: administrative area
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Latitude
-2.5366° or 2° 32′ 12″ south
Longitude
30.5383° or 30° 32′ 18″ east
Open location code
6G9GFG7Q+98
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Kirushya” goes by many names.
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