Cyangugu
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Cyangugu or Ciangugu was a province in southwestern Rwanda, lying at the southern end of Lake Kivu, east of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, it is the name of a district in the Western Province and also the name of the town at the center of the district.
The settlement has two main areas: Cyangugu itself is the lakeside resort, while Kamembe lies further inland and is the industrial and transport centre. The town is also home to an airport and a prison and lies near Nyungwe Forest National Park.
The coordinates of the town of Cyangugu are 2.48S, 28.90E. Its population in 2002 was approximately 19,900.
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Districts of Rwanda |
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| East Province |
Bugesera | Gatsibo | Kayonza | Kibungo | Kirehe | Nyagatare | Rwamagana |
| Kigali Province |
Butamwa | Kicukiro | Kigali |
| North Province | |
| South Province |
Butare | Gatagara | Gikongoro | Gisagara | Gitarama | Kamonyi | Nyanza | Nyaruguru |
| West Province |
Cyangugu | Gasiza | Gisenyi | Kibuye | Nogororero | Nyamasheke | Rutsiro |
