Gisenyi

Gisenyi
Rubavu
Lake Kivu beach at Gisenyi
Gisenyi
Location in Rwanda
Coordinates: 1°42′S 29°15′E / 1.700°S 29.250°E / -1.700; 29.250
Country Rwanda
Admin. ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictRubavu
Area
  Total
11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,481 m (4,859 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
  Total
252,090
  Density23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi)
ClimateAw

Gisenyi, historically rendered as Kisenyi, is the second largest city in Rwanda, located in the Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma as it was formerly also part of now Democratic Republic of the Congo, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.