Rutshuru

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Rutshuru
Rutshuru (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Coordinates 1 ° 11 ′  S , 29 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 11 ′  S , 29 ° 27 ′  E
Basic data
Country Democratic Republic of Congo

province

North Kivu

Rutshuru (German previously Rutschuro ) is a city in the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The city is located in the western part of the Great Rift Valley , roughly halfway between Lake Edward and Lake Kiwu . The border with Uganda is 15 km to the east, the one with Rwanda 30 km to the southeast. Rutshuru belonged to Rwanda until 1910.