Rutongo

Place in City of Kigali, Rwanda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rutongo is a city on the outskirts of the Kigali urban area in Rwanda. It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the capital.

Country Rwanda
Elevation
1,579 m (5,180 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
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Map of Rwanda showing the location of Rutongo
Coordinates: 01°49′03″S 30°03′33″E
Country Rwanda
ProvinceCity of Kigali
DistrictGasabo
Elevation
1,579 m (5,180 ft)
Population
 • Urban
50.000[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
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History

The Rutongo Mines company mined a deposit of cassiterite. In 1948, in his story The New Congo, the journalist Tom Marvel wrote about this "...beautiful mine, as Richesses of Rwanda".;[2][3]

The city houses the Rutongo Major Propaedeutic Seminary.[4]

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