INTRODUCTION
Rwanda is a small sovereign state landlocked in the Great Lakes region of central and east Africa bordered on the north by Uganda, on the east by Tanzania, on the south by Burundi, and on the west by Lake Kivu and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre). Rwanda is 26,338 sq km (10,169 sq mi). The capital is Kigali.
The distinctive tourist attractions of Rwanda arises out of the variety of its unspoilt scenic beauty and game reserves . There is more to Rwanda than magical mountain gorillas, rarity. Also Lake Kivu’s Shores conceal some of the best inland beaches on the continent. Deep in the southwest parts. Nyungwe Forest National park is the most extensive montane rainforest in the region, and home to many primates. The Kigali city tour experience has novelty values not easily found elsewhere in Africa. Among the attractions include
Where is Rwanda |
Rwanda is a landlocked country in east-central Africa,bordered on the north by Uganda, east by Tanzania, south by Burundi, and west by Lake Kivu and the D R Congo formerly Zaïre. |
People |
Rwanda’s population density is amongst the highest in Africa. At 408 per square kilometre (1,060 /sq mi), inhabitants The country’s principal language is Kinyarwanda,
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History |
The first known inhabitants of Rwanda were the Twa/ Batwa. The Hutu who probably came from the Congo basin, were well established by the 15th century, when the Tutsi came down from the north and conquered the area. |
Attractions |
One of the only two countries in which mountain gorillas can be visited safely is Rwanda; gorilla tracking, in the Volcanoes National Park, attracts thousands of visitors per year, Other attractions include Nyungwe Forest, home to chimpanzees, Ruwenzori colobus and other primates, the resorts of Lake Kivu, and Akagera, a small savanna reserve in the east of the country |
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