Gisenyi

Gisenyi Rubavu
City
Lake Kivu beach at Gisenyi
Gisenyi Location in Rwanda
Coordinates: 1°42′S 29°15′E / 1.700°S 29.250°E / -1.700; 29.250
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)[1]
• 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, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.