Location

Gatuna is located in Burera District

Burera District

Burera is a district in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Cyeru.- Geography and tourism :The district lies in the northern part of Rwanda, adjacent to the Ugandan border, and between the cities of Ruhengeri and Byumba...

, Northern Province, at the border with the Republic of Uganda. Its location is about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi), by road, north of Kigali

Kigali

Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of...

, Rwanda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are:01 26 06S, 30 01 16E (Latitude:-1.4350; Longitude:30.0210).

Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits or close to the edges of town include:

• Offices of Gatuna Town Council
• Gatuna Central Market
• The International Border Crossing between Rwanda
  Rwanda
  Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
  
   and Uganda
  Uganda
  Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
  
   - The border crossing is open 24 hours daily.
• A branch of the Bank of Kigali
  Bank of Kigali
  Bank of Kigali is a commercial bank in the Republic of Rwanda. The bank is one of the ten commercial banks licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the country's banking regulator.-Overview:...
  
  

External links

• Gatuna Border Crossing to Open 24 Hours

See also

• Katuna
  Katuna
  Katuna is a town in Kabale District of Uganda at the border with Rwanda. In Kinyarwanda language the town is called Katuna.-Location:Gatuna is located on the Ugandan border with Rwanda, in extreme southwestern Uganda. The town is located in Kamuganguzi Sub-county, Ndorwa County, in Kabale District...
  
  
• Burera District
  Burera District
  Burera is a district in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Cyeru.- Geography and tourism :The district lies in the northern part of Rwanda, adjacent to the Ugandan border, and between the cities of Ruhengeri and Byumba...
  
  
• Northern Province, Rwanda
• Katuna
• Bank of Kigali
  Bank of Kigali
  Bank of Kigali is a commercial bank in the Republic of Rwanda. The bank is one of the ten commercial banks licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the country's banking regulator.-Overview:...