Gisenyi
Gisenyi
Rubavu | |
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Lake Kivu beach at Gisenyi | |
| Coordinates: 1°42′S 29°15′E / 1.700°S 29.250°E | |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Admin. Province | Western Province |
| District | Rubavu |
| Area | |
• Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,481 m (4,859 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 252,090 |
| • Density | 23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi) |
| Climate | Aw |
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.