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There would be a dam on the river between the Rutovu and Higiro collines, and a dam on its left (south) tributary the Ginge River in the
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The area around the Kirasa river is densely populated, with 276 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016. The climate in the area is temperate. The average annual temperature is 18 °C (64 °F). The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 21 °C (70 °F), and the
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In April 2024 a landslide that ran down the Kirasa River destroyed 497 houses and more than 500 hectares (1,200 acres) of crop fields in
Gabaniro village, Gitaza zone, Muhuta district in Rumonge Province. It seriously damaged the Kirasa hydropower dam that provides electricity to the town of
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Projet de développement, construction, exploitation et transfert de deux centrales hydroélectriques en cascades de puissance totale installée de 16 MW sur la rivière Kirasa-Burundi
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