Mbirurume River
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| Mbirurume River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 2°12′18″S 29°33′36″E / 2.204875°S 29.559917°E |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Nyabarongo River |
The Mbirurume (also called Bilirume, Biruruma, Birurume, Bitirume) is a river in western Rwanda that is a tributary of the Nyabarongo River.
The Mbirurume rises in forested country in southern Rwanda to the east of the Congo-Nile Divide.[1] It originates in the extreme north of the Nyungwe National Park, in the Nyamagabe District. It flows in a northeast direction, entering Karongi District and passes Mukungu to the west, then runs in a northeast direction along the border between Nyamagabe and Karongi districts. It then turns southeast shortly before meeting the Mwogo River from the left.[2][3] The combined rivers form the Nyabarongo River, which flows northward along the eastern slopes of the Nile-Congo divide.[1]
