Birambo, Musasa, Gashari, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Gashari, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda
Region:	Musasa, Gashari, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda
Latitude:	2° 8' 31" S
Longitude:	29° 31' 29" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-2.1422,29.5249
Köppen climate type:	Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:	203165
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:203165:1
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Ndago, Murambi, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 9' 9" S	29° 33' 23" E	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Kibingo pegmatite, Nyarusange, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda	2° 4' 59" S	29° 37' 59" E	13.7km (8.5 miles)
Nyarusange pegmatite, Nyarusange, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda	2° 6' 0" S	29° 38' 59" E	14.7km (9.1 miles)
Bigugu, Twumba, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 13' 59" S	29° 22' 46" E	19.1km (11.8 miles)
Rukarara River, Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda	2° 17' 16" S	29° 37' 1" E	19.2km (11.9 miles)
Bijyojyo, Ndaro, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 59' 30" S	29° 37' 0" E	19.6km (12.2 miles)
Bijyoyo pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 59' 20" S	29° 37' 0" E	19.9km (12.4 miles)
Bisesero, Rwankuba, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 11' 20" S	29° 20' 31" E	21.0km (13.0 miles)
Luhanga pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 57' 6" S	29° 37' 24" E	23.8km (14.8 miles)
Kirengo pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 57' 19" S	29° 38' 34" E	24.6km (15.3 miles)
Sitwe pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 56' 4" S	29° 36' 22" E	24.8km (15.4 miles)
Rubindi pegmatite (Kabilizi), Bwira, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 55' 41" S	29° 36' 20" E	25.4km (15.8 miles)
Niganzo pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 55' 46" S	29° 37' 46" E	26.3km (16.4 miles)
Lutsiro, Rutsiro District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 55' 0" S	29° 25' 59" E	27.1km (16.8 miles)
Gatumba pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 56' 13" S	29° 39' 30" E	27.2km (16.9 miles)
Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 55' 17" S	29° 39' 15" E	28.4km (17.7 miles)
Shori pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 53' 56" S	29° 37' 34" E	29.3km (18.2 miles)
Nyarigamba pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 54' 26" S	29° 39' 0" E	29.6km (18.4 miles)
Rongi Amblygonite Pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 54' 19" S	29° 40' 1" E	30.7km (19.1 miles)
Gisozi, Nyagisozi, Nyanza District, Southern Province, Rwanda	2° 22' 59" S	29° 39' 36" E	30.7km (19.1 miles)
Rusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 53' 59" S	29° 40' 0" E	31.2km (19.4 miles)
Rongi pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 53' 54" S	29° 40' 2" E	31.4km (19.5 miles)
Kizibere, Mbuye, Ruhango District, Southern Province, Rwanda	2° 10' 6" S	29° 48' 22" E	31.4km (19.5 miles)
Nyamissa pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 53' 10" S	29° 39' 36" E	32.2km (20.0 miles)
Sebeya river, Kabaya, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 50' 47" S	29° 27' 52" E	33.5km (20.8 miles)
Remera pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	1° 52' 0" S	29° 39' 29" E	34.0km (21.1 miles)
Gihira, Gacurabwenge, Kamonyi District, Southern Province, Rwanda	1° 58' 46" S	29° 52' 33" E	43.0km (26.7 miles)
Ruli pegmatite, Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda	1° 51' 0" S	29° 51' 35" E	49.4km (30.7 miles)
Kagano, Nyamasheke District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 21' 21" S	29° 6' 43" E	51.6km (32.1 miles)
Nyamirundi, Nyamasheke District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 18' 9" S	29° 1' 45" E	57.9km (36.0 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
East African Rift System (EARS), Africa	Zone (Tectonic)
Albertine Rift, East African Rift System (EARS), Africa	Zone (Tectonic)
Rwanda	Country
Western Province, Rwanda	Province
Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda	District
Gashari, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda	Sector
Somali Plate	Tectonic Plate

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Rwanda, Iburengerazuba	189.4.0.0.0.0
Rwanda, Iburengerazuba, Karongi	189.4.21.0.0.0
Rwanda, Iburengerazuba, Karongi, Gashari	189.4.21.288.0.0
Rwanda, Iburengerazuba, Karongi, Gashari, Musasa	189.4.21.288.1459.0
Rwanda, Iburengerazuba, Karongi, Gashari, Musasa, Rasaniro	189.4.21.288.1459.10094

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