Rutshuru

Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lakes Edward and Kivu. The Ugandan border is 15 km (9.3 mi) east and the Rwandan border is 30 km (19 mi) south-east.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

L

Laurent Nkunda

Congolese military and politician from Rwanda

Sultani Makenga

Congolese politician/military leader

Julien Paluku Kahongya

Congolese politician

V

Valérie Bemeriki

Rwandan convicted of Genocide

J

Joseph Mikararanga Busimba

Bishop of the diocese of Goma

P

Pierre Corbisier

É

Édouard Mwangachuchu Hizi

politician in DRC

C

Charles Kakule Sabungo

politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Nearby places in Nord-Kivu

• Butusande
  2.9 mi away
• Kabizo
  14.9 mi away
• Bambu
  16.8 mi away
• Nyamilima
  22.6 mi away
• Kibirizi
  25.6 mi away
• Nyanzale
  25.7 mi away
• Kitchanga
  27 mi away
• Mweso
  30.1 mi away
• Kashuga
  32.8 mi away
• Ishasha
  33.4 mi away
• Goma
  36.5 mi away · pop. 2,000,000
• Kalembe
  36.8 mi away

Browse all places in Nord-Kivu →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mountain Gorilla

Gorilla beringei beringei

Seen 2026-07-06

Rüppell's Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Seen 2026-03-04

Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Seen 2026-03-04

Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Seen 2026-03-04

Inclusive Goat

Azygophleps inclusa

Seen 2026-01-03

African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Seen 2025-11-27

Yellow-banded Pansy

Junonia elgiva

Seen 2025-11-17

Pellucid Hawkmoth

Cephonodes hylas

Seen 2025-10-24

African Molecricket

Gryllotalpa africana

Seen 2025-08-16

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