Lake Rwihinda (French: Lac Rwihinda, 2°32′22″S30°03′15″E / 2.53944°S 30.05417°E / -2.53944; 30.05417 (Lake Rwihinda)), also known as the Lac aux Oiseaux (Bird Lake) is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.
It is home to diverse migratory birds, which are the main tourist attraction in the region. However, despite being protected, it is under threat from encroaching agriculture in this very poor region.
LakeRwihinda (French: Lac Rwihinda, 2°32′22″S 30°03′15″E / 2.53944°S 30.05417°E / -2.53944; 30.05417 (LakeRwihinda)), also known as the Lac aux Oiseaux...
millimetre (0.039 in). The RwihindaLake Natural Reserve protects LakeRwihinda, upstream from the Akanyaru wetlands. The lake covers 425 hectares (1,050...
Ntega, Kirundo Province, to the east of Mugendo. It is west of LakeRwihinda and south of Lake Nagitamo. It covers an area of 61 hectares (150 acres) in a...
lake conservation. The protected aquatic landscape integrates the integrated Natural Reserve of Murehe; the managed Reserves of LakeRwihinda, Lake Rweru...
connecting the lakes through the Rugege marsh. There is a risk that this canal will lower the water level of the Nyavyamo Marsh and LakeRwihinda, particularly...
Kirundo Province of Burundi. Bugabira is in Kirundo Commune just north of LakeRwihinda on the road from Kirundo City north to Ruhehe in Bugabira Commune. It...
airstrip is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Kirundo, on the north shore of LakeRwihinda. The Kigali VOR-DME (Ident: KNM) is located 34.7 nautical miles (64...
times. They can be broadly grouped into the Plain zone in the west beside Lake Tanganyika and the East African Rift valley, the Congo-Nile ridge, the Central...
Burundi. Mutwenzi is in Kirundo Commune just southwest of south end of LakeRwihinda. It is northwest of Kirundo City. The Camp militaire de Mutwenzi is...
Managed Reserve of LakeRwihinda, covering 425 hectares (1,050 acres), was created by a decree of 1980, protecting the birds on this lake. In 1993 it was...
Province of Burundi. Lake Gitamo is in the Commune of Bugabira. It empties into a marshy corridor that leads from LakeRwihinda and Lake Narungazi to the...
Nile), LakeRwihinda Natural Reserve, Lake Tanganyika, Rusizi National Park, Kibira National Park, Ruvubu National Park and the Kagera waterfalls. Lake Tanganyika...
Lake Nagitamo and LakeRwihinda. Upstream of Lake Narungazi, the Nyavyamo marsh is used for the cultivation of sorghum. The southern branch of Lake Narungazi...
0 sq mi) and had a population of 93,110 as of the 2008 census. The RwihindaLake Nature Reserve is in Kirundo commune, to the west of Kirundo Airport...
Province of Burundi. Rutare is in Kirundo Commune just northeast of LakeRwihinda and Kirundo Airport. It is north of Kirundo City. The village of Bugabira...
water. Lake Gitamo empties into a marshy corridor that leads from LakeRwihinda and Lake Narungazi to the Akanyaru River. It is south of Lake Gacamirindi...
Bujumbura. Apart from the national parks, there are four reserves: Lac Rwihinda Nature Reserve – 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) Bururi Forest Nature Reserve...