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Karongi District, Western Province, Rwandai
Regional Level Types
Karongi DistrictDistrict
Western ProvinceProvince
RwandaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kibuye48,024 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
361338
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:361338:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Karongi District
French:
Karongi, Ouest, Rwanda
Italian:
distretto di Karongi, provincia Occidentale, Ruanda
Simplified Chinese:
卡龍吉縣, 西部省, 卢旺达
Spanish:
Karongi, Provincia del Oeste, Ruanda
Catalan:
Districte de Karongi, Província de l'Oest, Rwanda
Cebuano:
Karongi District, Western Province
Danish:
Karongi, Western Province, Rwanda
Dutch:
Karongi District, Ouest, Rwanda
Greek:
Δήμος Καρόνγκι, Δυτική Ρουάντα, Ρουάντα
Hill Mari:
Каронги, Вадывел провинци
Kinyarwanda:
Akarere ka Karongi
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Karongi Koān, Sai-pō͘ Séng
Portuguese:
Karongi, Oeste, Ruanda
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Karongi, Mkoa wa Magharibi, Rwanda
Ukrainian:
Каронгі, Західна провінція, Руанда


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karongi_District
Wikidata ID:Q429825
GeoNames ID:7690211

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