Rutongo

Rutongo
Rutongo is located in Rwanda
Rutongo
Rutongo
Map of Rwanda showing the location of Rutongo
Coordinates: 01°49′03″S 30°03′33″E / 1.81750°S 30.05917°E / -1.81750; 30.05917
Country Rwanda
ProvinceKigali
DistrictGasabo
Elevation
1,579 m (5,180 ft)
Population
 • Urban
50.000[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Centro nutrizionale in Rwanda" (in Italian). epsilon-onlus.org. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  2. ^ Rwanda, le mythe des mots. Gaspard Musabyimana. 2008. ISBN 9782296041653. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  3. ^ "Rutongo Mines: History". tincogroup.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  4. ^ "Rwanda, le mythe des mots". Conférence épiscopale du Rwanda. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

Bibliography

  • (in French) Approche socio-économique : secteur artisanal, Commune de Rutongo, Association de coopération et de recherche pour le développement (Rwanda), 1987, 194 p.
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