River Rwizi is a river located in South Western Uganda in district called Mbarara.
Overview
It originates from Buhweju hills with various tributaries from various
Nkore
Ankole (Runyankore: ''Nkore''), was a traditional Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in south-western Uganda, east of Lake Edward.
History
Ankole Kingdom is located in the South-Wester ...
hills including Ntungamo and Sheema hills which join it. It pours its water in
Lake Victoria via the drainage systems of
Lake Mburo, Lake Kachera and Kijanebalola.
River Rwizi supplies water for both domestic and industrial use to the whole
Mbarara
Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, ...
town and the neighbouring towns of
Bwizibwera,
Sanga and
Biharwe
Biharwe is a neighborhood within Mbarara City
Location
It is located at approximately east of Mbarara town the largest city in the Ankole Sub-region and approximately from Kampala the Capital City and Largest city in the country on Kampala-M ...
.
The river is drying out due to climate changes affecting the region and other causes like
The water hyacinth which is also an inductor of polluted water with a lot of nutrients with in it
The river destruction is also due to wide spread of land grabbing along the river banks
A lot of untreated wastes are dumped into the river thus leading to contribution of pollution of water forex maple waste products from iron and steel industry in kakoba and Mbarara mainly hospital
Points of interest
There are some economic activities carried along and within river Rrwizi by the people surrounding it
''FARMING''
people around river Rwizi have started to encroach the wetlands to practice crop growing due to its fertile land that has increased the yields and live stock farming
''Brick making''
people are using sand from the river to make bricks for sell and building houses
''Harvest of papyrus''
people are get papyrus for making mats ,baskets, chairs and ropes to earn a living
''fishing''
people have practice fishing within the river that is harvested fish for food and selling in markets too
* Rwizi Water falls in
Katete, Mbarara.
* Katete Beach.
* Ngaro Mwenda Bridge in Mbarara 3 km off Kabale Road.
* Rwizi Meanders near
Mbarara University
Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST), commonly known as Mbarara University, is a public university in Uganda. Mbarara University commenced student intake and instruction in 1989. It is one of the ten public universities and degree ...
.
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