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131:Population
60:29°23′42″E
609:Ngororero
581:Nyaruguru
571:Nyamagabe
456:Rwamagana
451:Nyagatare
303:Rubengera
295:Bwishyura
263:Lake Kivu
245:Geography
212:Lake Kivu
195:Rubengera
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315:Rugabano
291:imirenge
271:Cyangugu
138:District
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614:Nyabihu
604:Karongi
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533:Rulindo
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518:Gakenke
436:Kayonza
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418:Eastern
364:MINALOC
311:Ruganda
299:Mutuntu
287:sectors
281:Sectors
267:Gisenyi
205:Tourism
183:akarere
179:Karongi
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105:Capital
99:Western
85:Country
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624:Rubavu
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