RUTSHURU

North Kivu · DR CONGO (CD) · 1.19°S / 29.45°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 206,047

Rutshuru is a city in DR Congo with a population of 82,680. It sits at -1.19/29.45, runs on Africa/Lubumbashi, is 20 km from Kirumba.

Population 82,680

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lubumbashi

All facts

fields

Country: DR Congo
Subdivision: North Kivu
Coords: 1.19°S / 29.45°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Kirumba North Kivu 52,041 20.2 km

SE Kisoro Western Region 17,700 28.7 km

SE Kinigi Northern Province 14,523 32.5 km

NE Ntungamo Western Region 16,915 40.5 km

SE Musanze Northern Province 153,368 40.5 km

S Mukingo Northern Province 15,695 40.9 km

N Katanda North Kivu 42,105 41.0 km

S Busogo Northern Province 28,264 42.5 km

E Rubanda Western Region 22,800 44.5 km

NE Kanungu Western Region 16,600 45.8 km

Air access

nearby

FZNC

Rutshuru Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FZNB

Katale Airport

Small airport

15.4 km

RHG

Ruhengeri Airport

Small airport

40.0 km

FZNR

Rwindi Airport

Small airport

46.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Rutshuru?: 82,680 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Rutshuru in?: Africa/Lubumbashi.
Which country is Rutshuru in?: DR Congo (CD).
Which airport serves Rutshuru?: Rutshuru Airport (FZNC).
How far is Rutshuru from Kinshasa?: About 1,608 km.
Does Rutshuru have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in DR Congo?: French.
What currency is used in DR Congo?: Congolese Franc.
How many cities are in DR Congo?: 118 on record.
Which admin region is Rutshuru in?: North Kivu.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/206047

{
  "data": {
    "id": 206047,
    "name": "Rutshuru",
    "ascii_name": "Rutshuru",
    "country_code": "CD",
    "population": 82680,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lubumbashi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -1.18666,
    "longitude": 29.44669
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.6x the population of Kirumba.
20 km from Kirumba.
Same timezone (Africa/Lubumbashi) as 77 other cities in DR Congo.