Rutanda, Uganda

Type:	Stream - a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
Mindat.org Region:	Rubirizi, Western Region, Uganda
Region:	Uganda
Latitude:	0° 7' 59" S
Longitude:	30° 1' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-0.13333,30.03333
Köppen climate type:	As : Tropical dry savanna climate
Mindat Feature ID:	226563
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:226563:6
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Nyamunuka crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 5' 22" S	29° 59' 13" E	7.1km (4.4 miles)
Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 4' 25" S	29° 59' 28" E	8.1km (5.0 miles)
Kitagata crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 3' 45" S	29° 58' 29" E	10.2km (6.3 miles)
Kyemengo crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 3' 10" S	29° 57' 21" E	12.4km (7.7 miles)
Nabugando crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 2' 11" S	29° 57' 59" E	13.1km (8.1 miles)
Kikorongo crater lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 0' 22" S	30° 0' 36" E	14.4km (8.9 miles)
Lake Mahiga, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 0' 47" S	29° 57' 59" E	15.3km (9.5 miles)
Bagusa crater lake, Rubirizi, Western Region, Uganda	0° 6' 1" S	30° 10' 38" E	16.4km (10.2 miles)
Lake Munyanyange, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 8' 9" S	29° 53' 7" E	16.4km (10.2 miles)
Kyabakara crater lake, Rubirizi, Western Region, Uganda	0° 4' 58" S	30° 10' 30" E	16.7km (10.4 miles)
Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 7' 43" S	29° 52' 13" E	18.1km (11.3 miles)
Maseche crater lake, Rubirizi, Western Region, Uganda	0° 5' 40" S	30° 11' 33" E	18.2km (11.3 miles)
Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 12' 17" N	30° 0' 9" E	37.8km (23.5 miles)
Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 19' 19" N	29° 54' 41" E	52.4km (32.6 miles)
Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 22' 0" N	29° 53' 59" E	57.5km (35.8 miles)
Elena Glacier, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 22' 23" N	29° 52' 33" E	59.0km (36.6 miles)
Margherita Peak, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 23' 8" N	29° 52' 22" E	60.4km (37.5 miles)
Alexandra Peak, Mutwanga, Ruwenzori, Beni Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo	0° 23' 4" N	29° 52' 11" E	60.4km (37.5 miles)
Mount Speke, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 24' 1" N	29° 53' 31" E	61.4km (38.1 miles)
Bingo carbonatite, Bashu, Beni Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo	0° 4' 59" N	29° 31' 0" E	62.3km (38.7 miles)
Mount Gessi, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda	0° 25' 30" N	29° 55' 17" E	63.3km (39.4 miles)
Mont Emin, Mutwanga, Ruwenzori, Beni Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo	0° 25' 56" N	29° 54' 7" E	64.6km (40.1 miles)
Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda	0° 49' 59" S	29° 43' 59" E	84.7km (52.6 miles)
Kitagoha river, Lubero Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo	0° 9' 17" S	29° 14' 37" E	87.8km (54.6 miles)
Sheshe pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda	0° 57' 0" S	30° 10' 0" E	92.0km (57.2 miles)
Kazumu pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda	0° 54' 0" S	30° 21' 0" E	92.2km (57.3 miles)
Kakanena, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda	0° 58' 11" S	30° 5' 59" E	93.3km (58.0 miles)
Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda	0° 58' 15" S	30° 9' 24" E	94.2km (58.5 miles)
Mungenyi pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda	0° 58' 19" S	30° 11' 20" E	94.9km (58.9 miles)
Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda	0° 41' 59" N	30° 15' 0" E	95.7km (59.5 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Apatite'

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Dolomite

ⓘ Magnetite

ⓘ var: Titanium-bearing Magnetite

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

ⓘ Perovskite

ⓘ Sanidine

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

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)
Albert-Edward Rift basin, African Plate	Basin
East African Rift-west, East African Rift, African Plate	Narrow Rift
Somali Plate	Tectonic Plate
Uganda	Country
Western Region, Uganda	Region
Rubirizi, Western Region, Uganda	District

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Uganda, Bushenyi, Bunyaruguru	239.6.17.0.0.0
Uganda, Bushenyi, Bunyaruguru, Katunguru	239.6.17.98.0.0
Uganda, Bushenyi, Bunyaruguru, Katunguru, Queen Elizabeth Np	239.6.17.98.585.0

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