The district lies on the shores of
Lake Kivu, around the city of
Gisenyi, and just across the border from the Congolese city of
Goma. It is bordered in the east by
Nyabihu District, west and north by the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and south by Rutsiro district and is 154.7 km from the Rwandan capital
Kigali. Its geographic location and related features such as
Lake Kivu helps the district to be a business and tourism hub (especially through cross border trade with DRC). Geography of the District Rainfall in Rubavu District varies between 1200 mm and 1500 mm per year. The Land of Northwest part of the
District has a very rich soil, but shallow, volcanic ash and lava decomposed, while land in the south east has deep soils but poor, often acidic, sandy clay and leached by high erosion, It is also close to
Mount Nyiragongo, an
active volcano. On 2 May 2021, a new eruption started.
Congo Nile trail Congo Nile is a 227 km trail along lake Kivu forming Kivu belt as it extends from Rubavu, continues through Rutsiro, then Karongi, up to Nyamasheke and ends at Rusizi District. ==Administration==