Kinyankuru River
The Kinyankuru River () is a river in Burundi, a tributary of the Rurubu River.

Course

The Kinyankuru River is a major tributary of the Rurubu River.
It collects runoff from the central and south communes of Ngozi Province: Gashikanwa, Kiremba, Ngozi, Ruhororo and Tangara.

The Kinyankuru forms to the southeast of the town of Ngozi, where the Nyacijima River and Nyamuswaga River converge in an area of swamps that is drained by the Kinyankuru.
Further south it is joined from the right (west) by the Nyakagezi River.
The river runs between the Kimerejana and Rimiro collines in the Commune of Ruhororo, Ngozi Province.
The Nyabusyo River joins the river from the left further down.
It flows into the Ruvubu at the southern tip of Ngozi province.

Environment
The surroundings of Kinyankuru are a mosaic of agricultural land and natural vegetation. Around Kinyankuru
The area is densely populated, with 331 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016.
The average annual temperature in the area is .
The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is , and the coldest is April, with .
Average annual rainfall is .
The wettest month is December, with an average of  of precipitation, and the driest is July, with  of precipitation.

Marshes

As of 2009 the marshes along the river were almost entirely exploited for farming, including the buffer zones that were meant to regulate the water levels.
There were two unmanaged marshes on the Kinyankuru In Ngozi Province as of 2014:  in the Commune of Gashikanwa and  in the Commune of Ruhororo.
There was an unmanaged marsh on the Kinyankuru in Karuzi Province  of  in the Commune of Gihogazi.

See also
List of rivers of Burundi

References

Sources

 Temperature data from satellite measurements of the earth's surface temperature within a box that is 0.1×0.1 degrees.
 Average value for the years 2012–2014 within a box that is 0.1×0.1 degrees.

Category:Rivers of Burundi
Category:Ngozi Province