Official Name: | Kibuye, Rwanda |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Rwanda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rwanda |
Coordinates: | -2.0617°N 29.3483°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Rwanda |
Subdivision Type1: | Admin. Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Karongi |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Elevation M: | 1457 |
Population Total: | 12,325 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Kibuye is a city in Karongi District, and the headquarters of the Western Province in Rwanda.
The city lies on the eastern shores of Lake Kivu, between Gisenyi and Cyangugu, approximately 135km (84miles), by road, west of Kigali, the capital and largest city in the country.[2] The geographical coordinates of the town are: 2°03'42.0"S, 29°20'54.0"E (Latitude:-2.061672; Longitude:29.348344).
Kibuye is known as a beach resort and is within driving distance of two national parks. It is home to a genocide memorial marking the massacre of 90% of the town's Tutsi population in the Rwandan Genocide.[3] The Ndaba Falls lie near the city.[4]
Both Kibuye Power Plant 1[5] and KivuWatt Power Station[6] lie within Kibuye.