Ruhwa River

For other uses of Ruhwa, see Ruhwa.

The Ruhwa River (or Lua, Luha, Luhwa, Luwa, Ruwa) is a river in southwestern Rwanda that is a left-hand tributary of the Ruzizi River. It joins the Ruzizi, which forms the boundary between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) below the point where the Rubyiro River enters the Ruzizi. The Ruhwa forms the boundary between the western regions of Rwanda and Burundi.^[1]

Ruhwa River
Location
Country	Rwanda
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• coordinates	2.74283°S 29.04076°E / -2.74283; 29.04076
Basin features
River system	Rusizi River
Tributaries
• right	Murangazi, Koko, Rwengezi, Kabingo

References

Citations

1. Rusizi Administrative Map.

Sources

• "Rusizi Administrative Map" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-04-02.