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The main
lakes within, or bordered by,
Rwanda are as follows:
Lakes
A topographic map of Rwanda showing some of the lakes. Lake Muhazi is apparently too narrow to show up on this map.
Lake Kivu , between Rwanda and the
Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, is by far the largest
Lake Muhazi , about twenty kilometres east of
Kigali : a long, narrow lake running roughly east–west and extending north and south into a number of tributary valleys
Lake Ihema , in the
Akagera National Park in the far east of the country, by the border with
Tanzania
Lake Rweru in the south-east, which is shared with
Burundi
Lake Burera , a mountain lake in the north (1862 metres above sea level)
Lake Ruhondo , just to the south of
Lake Burera , separated from it by a spine of hills
Lake Mugesera , about 30 km south-east of
Kigali , is a narrow lake consisting of five east–west bays joined at the western side
Lake Cohoha South , south of
Kigali on the border with
Burundi
There are a number of smaller, shallow lakes in the flat, swampy region between Lake Mugesera and Lake Rweru.
See also
References
List of lakes of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories