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Lake Rwihinda
French: Lac Rwihinda
Lake Rwihinda
Lake Rwihinda is located in Burundi
Lake Rwihinda
Lake Rwihinda
LocationKirundo Province of Burundi
Coordinates2°32′22″S 30°03′15″E / 2.53944°S 30.05417°E / -2.53944; 30.05417 (Lake Rwihinda)

Lake Rwihinda (French: Lac Rwihinda, 2°32′22″S 30°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.

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Lake Rwihinda (French: Lac Rwihinda, 2°32′22″S 30°03′15″E / 2.53944°S 30.05417°E / -2.53944; 30.05417 (Lake Rwihinda)), also known as the Lac aux Oiseaux...

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Nyavyamo Marsh

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millimetre (0.039 in). The Rwihinda Lake Natural Reserve protects Lake Rwihinda, upstream from the Akanyaru wetlands. The lake covers 425 hectares (1,050...

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Lake Narungazi

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Ntega, Kirundo Province, to the east of Mugendo. It is west of Lake Rwihinda and south of Lake Nagitamo. It covers an area of 61 hectares (150 acres) in a...

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Protected Aquatic Landscape of the North

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000 acres), Lake Gacamirindi: 250 hectares (620 acres), Lake Gitamo: 21 hectares (52 acres), Lake Rwihinda: 425 hectares (1,050 acres), Lake Naruganzi:...

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Kirundo Province

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lake conservation. The protected aquatic landscape integrates the integrated Natural Reserve of Murehe; the managed Reserves of Lake Rwihinda, Lake Rweru...

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Lake Gacamirindi

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connecting the lakes through the Rugege marsh. There is a risk that this canal will lower the water level of the Nyavyamo Marsh and Lake Rwihinda, particularly...

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Bugabira

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Kirundo Province of Burundi. Bugabira is in Kirundo Commune just north of Lake Rwihinda on the road from Kirundo City north to Ruhehe in Bugabira Commune. It...

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Kirundo Airport

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airstrip is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Kirundo, on the north shore of Lake Rwihinda. The Kigali VOR-DME (Ident: KNM) is located 34.7 nautical miles (64...

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Natural regions of Burundi

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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...

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Mutwenzi

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Burundi. Mutwenzi is in Kirundo Commune just southwest of south end of Lake Rwihinda. It is northwest of Kirundo City. The Camp militaire de Mutwenzi is...

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Murehe Forest

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Managed Reserve of Lake Rwihinda, covering 425 hectares (1,050 acres), was created by a decree of 1980, protecting the birds on this lake. In 1993 it was...

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Lake Gitamo

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Province of Burundi. Lake Gitamo is in the Commune of Bugabira. It empties into a marshy corridor that leads from Lake Rwihinda and Lake Narungazi to the...

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List of protected areas of Burundi

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National Park Bururi Forest Nature Reserve Kigwena Natural Reserve Lake Rwihinda Natural Reserve (Lac aux Oiseaux) Rumonge Nature Reserve Rusizi Nature...

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Tourism in Burundi

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Nile), Lake Rwihinda Natural Reserve, Lake Tanganyika, Rusizi National Park, Kibira National Park, Ruvubu National Park and the Kagera waterfalls. Lake Tanganyika...

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Commune of Ntega

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Lake Nagitamo and Lake Rwihinda. Upstream of Lake Narungazi, the Nyavyamo marsh is used for the cultivation of sorghum. The southern branch of Lake Narungazi...

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Commune of Kirundo

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0 sq mi) and had a population of 93,110 as of the 2008 census. The Rwihinda Lake Nature Reserve is in Kirundo commune, to the west of Kirundo Airport...

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Rutare

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Province of Burundi. Rutare is in Kirundo Commune just northeast of Lake Rwihinda and Kirundo Airport. It is north of Kirundo City. The village of Bugabira...

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Commune of Bugabira

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water. Lake Gitamo empties into a marshy corridor that leads from Lake Rwihinda and Lake Narungazi to the Akanyaru River. It is south of Lake Gacamirindi...

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Lake Mwungere

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kilometres (62.71 sq mi) complex of 8 permanent freshwater lakes including lakes Rweru, Cohoha, Rwihinda, Kanzigiri, Gacamirindi, Nagitamo, Narungazi and Mwungere...

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Wildlife of Burundi

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Bujumbura. Apart from the national parks, there are four reserves: Lac Rwihinda Nature Reserve – 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) Bururi Forest Nature Reserve...

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