Kiyovu

Kiyovu is a suburb in , and has an elevation of 1,530 metres. Kiyovu is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kandt House Museum and Sainte-Famille Church.

Museum
Photo: Adygrafix250, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , formerly known as the Natural History Museum, is located in what is now the city of , District, westbound. This location was chosen as the colonial capital in Rwanda of Germany in 1907 by a German resident Richard Kandt under the name of Nyarugenge.The name was changed to Kigali in 1908 because it was too difficult for the colonialists to pronounce.

Church
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Catholic church in Muhima, downtown , in . It is located on a hill, close to the cell of Rugenge. was the scene of killings during the genocide in April 1994.

Convention center
Photo: Emmanuelkwizera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a convention Centre in , the capital and largest city in .

Kiyovu

Latitude
-1.9497° or 1° 56′ 59″ south
Longitude
30.0659° or 30° 3′ 57″ east
Elevation
1,530 metres (5,020 feet)
Open location code
6GCG3328+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317754054
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11187085
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