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The International Border Crossing between Rwanda and Uganda The town of Mirama Hills , in Uganda, lies across the International border, directly north of Kagitumba The point where River Muvumba empties into River Kagera , to mark the intersection of the International borders between Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
Rusumo is located in the southern part of Eastern Province, at the international border with Tanzania, [1] approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi), southeast of Rwamagana, the location of the provincial headquarters. [2] This is approximately 136 kilometres (85 mi), by road, southeast of Kigali, the capital and largest city in Rwanda. [3]
Rwanda is located in Central/Eastern Africa, and is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, and Burundi to the south. [3] It lies a few degrees south of the equator and is landlocked. [5] The capital, Kigali, is located near the centre of Rwanda. [6]
The road runs from the center of Morogoro where the Trunk Road T1 and T3 intersect all the way to Rwandan border at Rusumo. The road is the longest trunk road in the Tanzanian road system and it is approximately 1,097 km (682 mi). The road is a major road connecting the coast to the Tanzanian Capital Dodoma along with Rwanda.
Rusumo is a town in Ngara District, in the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi), by road north-west of Nyakasanza, the nearest town. [2] This is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, north-east of Ngara, where the district headquarters are located. [3]
Given the restrictions on the axle load and the use of only a single lane at a time, a new bridge, the Rusumo International Bridge, adjacent to the single lane bridge, was opened in 2014 to cope with expected increase of the traffic volume between Rwanda and Tanzania in the coming years.
Rwanda–Tanzania border (1 C, 3 P) U. Tanzania–Uganda border (1 C, 3 P) Z. Tanzania–Zambia border (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Borders of Tanzania"
These two feeder rivers meet near Rusumo Falls on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania. These waterfalls are known for an event on 28–29 April 1994, when 250,000 Rwandans crossed the bridge at Rusumo Falls into Ngara , Tanzania, in 24 hours, in what the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees called "the largest and fastest refugee ...