Cyangugu

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Cyangugu is a city in western Rwanda that serves as a key lakeside settlement and border crossing with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
borderFunction gateway between Rwanda and eastern DRC
borderType international land border
borderWith Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
climate tropical savanna climate
connectedByBridgeTo Bukavu NERFINISHED
country Rwanda NERFINISHED
formerNameOf Rusizi (city) NERFINISHED
hasBorderPostType bridge crossing
road border crossing
hasCrossBorderLink Bukavu–Cyangugu corridor NERFINISHED
hasCustomsFacilities true
hasEconomicActivity cross-border trade
fishing
small-scale commerce
hasFeature hilly terrain
lakeside port
urban settlement
hasFunction administrative center for Rusizi District
commercial center for surrounding rural areas
hasImmigrationPost true
hasLanguage English
French
Kinyarwanda NERFINISHED
hasNearbyAttraction Lake Kivu shoreline NERFINISHED
Rusizi River area NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity NERFINISHED
hasSecurityImportance true
historicalProvince Cyangugu Province NERFINISHED
isBorderCrossing true
isLakesideSettlement true
isProvincialUrbanCenter true
locatedIn Rwanda NERFINISHED
Western Province, Rwanda NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion African Great Lakes region NERFINISHED
Great Rift Valley NERFINISHED
locatedInSubregion southwestern Rwanda
locatedOn Lake Kivu NERFINISHED
locatedOppositeCity Bukavu NERFINISHED
nearWaterBody Lake Kivu NERFINISHED
partOf Rusizi District NERFINISHED
roadConnection connected to Kigali by paved road
timeZone Central Africa Time
transportRole regional transport hub
usedToBeAdministrativeCenterOf Cyangugu Province NERFINISHED
utcOffset +2

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Lake Kivu borderCity Cyangugu
Lake Kivu hasMajorPort Cyangugu