Mbirurume River

Mbirurume River
Country	Rwanda
Basin
River mouth	2°12′18″S 29°33′36″E / 2.204875°S 29.559917°ECoordinates: 2°12′18″S 29°33′36″E / 2.204875°S 29.559917°E
River system	Nyabarongo River

The Mbirurume (also called Bilirume, Biruruma, Birurume, Bitirume) is a river in western Rwanda that is a tributary of the Nyabarongo River.

The Mbirurume rises in forested country in southern Rwanda to the east of the Congo-Nile Divide.^[1] It originates in the extreme north of the Nyungwe National Park, in the Nyamagabe District. It flows in a northeast direction, entering Karongi District and passes Mukungu to the west, then runs in a northeast direction along the border between Nyamagabe and Karongi districts. It then turns southeast shortly before meeting the Mwogo River from the left.^[2][3] The combined rivers form the Nyabarongo River, which flows northward along the eastern slopes of the Nile-Congo divide.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Hughes, Hughes & Bernacsek 1992, p. 201.
2. Nyamagabe Administrative Map.
3. Karongi Administrative Map.

Sources

• Hughes, Ralph H.; Hughes, Jane S.; Bernacsek, G. M. (1992). Iucn Directory of African Wetlands. IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-949-5. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
• District.pdf "Karongi Administrative Map" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
• District.pdf "Nyamagabe Administrative Map" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. Retrieved 2013-04-02.