Cyanika | |
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Coordinates: 01°20′40″S 29°44′32″E / 1.34444°S 29.74222°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Northern Province |
District | Burera District |
Elevation | 1,957 m (6,421 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( CAT) |
Cyanika is a populated settlement in Rwanda. It sits adjacent to Kyanika, across the international border with neighboring Uganda. [1] Cyanika, also refers to Cyanika Sector, one of the 17 administrative divisions of Burera District. [2]
Cyanika is located in Cyanika Sector, Burera District, Northern Province, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi), by road, north-west of Kigali, the capital and largest city of Rwanda. [3] The geographical coordinates of Cyanika, Burera District, Rwanda are: 1°20'40.0"S, 29°44'32.0"E (Latitude:-1.344444; Longitude:29.742222). [4] Cyanika sits at an average elevation of 1,957 metres (6,421 ft), above sea level. [5]
Cyanika/Kyanika is one of the three major road crossings between Rwanda to the south and Uganda to the north. The other to are Gatuna/ Katuna and Kagitumba/ Mirama Hills. [6]
In February 2019, Rwanda closed its borders to Ugandans and Ugandan goods, including at the Chanika/Kyanika border crossing. As a result, the annual trade worth approximately US$180 million to Uganda and about US$10 million to Rwanda came to a halt. [7] As of February 2020, attempts by the presidents of Angola, João Lourenço and of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, have not yet resolved the impasse. [8]
The border crossing is in close proximity to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda, and Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]
Cyanika | |
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Coordinates: 01°20′40″S 29°44′32″E / 1.34444°S 29.74222°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Northern Province |
District | Burera District |
Elevation | 1,957 m (6,421 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( CAT) |
Cyanika is a populated settlement in Rwanda. It sits adjacent to Kyanika, across the international border with neighboring Uganda. [1] Cyanika, also refers to Cyanika Sector, one of the 17 administrative divisions of Burera District. [2]
Cyanika is located in Cyanika Sector, Burera District, Northern Province, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi), by road, north-west of Kigali, the capital and largest city of Rwanda. [3] The geographical coordinates of Cyanika, Burera District, Rwanda are: 1°20'40.0"S, 29°44'32.0"E (Latitude:-1.344444; Longitude:29.742222). [4] Cyanika sits at an average elevation of 1,957 metres (6,421 ft), above sea level. [5]
Cyanika/Kyanika is one of the three major road crossings between Rwanda to the south and Uganda to the north. The other to are Gatuna/ Katuna and Kagitumba/ Mirama Hills. [6]
In February 2019, Rwanda closed its borders to Ugandans and Ugandan goods, including at the Chanika/Kyanika border crossing. As a result, the annual trade worth approximately US$180 million to Uganda and about US$10 million to Rwanda came to a halt. [7] As of February 2020, attempts by the presidents of Angola, João Lourenço and of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, have not yet resolved the impasse. [8]
The border crossing is in close proximity to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda, and Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]