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Rutshuru

Nord-Kivutown

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Coordinates-1.19°, 29.45°

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City facts

Overview

Rutshuru, a town in Nord-Kivu, DR Congo, forms part of the country's settled landscape. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of -1.187°, 29.446° situate Rutshuru in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,754 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-1.1869
Longitude
29.4461
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,929
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Green White-eye
    Zosterops stuhlmanni Reichenow, 1892 · Aves
    40
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    40
  • African Pied Wagtail
    Motacilla aguimp Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    32
  • Northern Double-collared Sunbird
    Cinnyris reichenowi Sharpe, 1891 · Aves
    29
  • Great Blue Turaco
    Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves
    25
  • Bronze Sunbird
    Nectarinia kilimensis Shelley, 1885 · Aves
    25
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    25
  • White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
    Dioptrornis fischeri Reichenow, 1884 · Aves
    24

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
72
Largest magnitude
6.2
Largest event
2002-10-24

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,754

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
261
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API