Lake Burera

Lake Burera or Bulera is a lake of northwestern Rwanda, at the border with Uganda. With an area pf 55 km², it is the second largest lake entirely in Rwanda after lake Ihema. Considering all other lakes in the country, it would be the 5th largest after Lake Kivu 2,700 km² between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lake Rweru between Rwanda and Burundi at 133 km² of which only 47 km² are in Rwanda, Lake Ihema and Lake Cohoha 74 km² also shared with Burundi of which only 19 km² are in Rwanda. The lake is located in a densely populated North of the country in Burera District which got its name from this lake. The closet major city is the city of Musanze 25 km West of the lake. ()