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'''Gatuna''' is a small settlement in Cyumba Sector in northern Rwanda. It is located at the northern border adjacent to the town of Katuna, in neighboring Uganda.
==Overview== Gatuna is the busiest border crossing in Rwanda. It handles most of Rwanda's imports and exports, since most Rwandan imports and exports via the coast pass through Uganda. The border at Gatuna and Katuna is open 24 hours a day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Curbing Illicit Trade|url=http://www.independent.co.ug/rwanda-ed/rwanda/6188-curbing-illicit-trade#sthash.ky9ekS1F.dpuf|first=Travor|last=Khen|date=30 July 2012|publisher=The Independent (Uganda)|accessdate=19 April 2014|archive-date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419194420/http://www.independent.co.ug/rwanda-ed/rwanda/6188-curbing-illicit-trade#sthash.ky9ekS1F.dpuf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=East Africa: Rwanda-Uganda Border to Open 24-7|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200911161591.html|date=15 November 2009|publisher=East African Business Week (Kampala)via AllAfrica.com|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref>
==Location== Gatuna is located in Gicumbi District, Northern Province, at the border with the Republic of Uganda. Its location is about {{convert|80|km|mi}}, by road, north of Kigali, Rwanda's capital and largest city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Map Showing Kigali And Gatuna With Distance Marker|publisher=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Rwanda_Distance_Result.asp?%20fromplace=Kivuye%20(Byumba)&toplace=Kigali%20(Kigali)&fromlat=-1.4775&tolat=-1.9536111&fromlng=29.9311111&tolng=30.0605556|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref>
==Points of interest== The following points of interest lie within the settlements limits or close to the edges of the settlement:
* Offices of Gatuna Town Council * Gatuna Central Market * The International Border Crossing between Rwanda and Uganda - The border crossing is open 24 hours daily.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dorothy|last=Nakaweesi |date=24 March 2010|title=Uganda-Rwanda Border Open 24 Hours|accessdate=19 April 2014|publisher=Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201003250092.html}}</ref> * A branch of the Bank of Kigali
==See also== * Katuna * Burera District * Northern Province, Rwanda * Katuna * Bank of Kigali
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Category:Burera District Category:Northern Province, Rwanda Category:Populated places in Rwanda Category:Rwanda–Uganda border crossings