Lake Gitamo is in the Commune of Bugabira.

It empties into a marshy corridor that leads from Lake Rwihinda and Lake Narungazi to the Akanyaru River.

It is south of Lake Gacamirindi, which also drains to the Akanyaru River.

[1] Lake Gitamo covers 21 hectares (52 acres).

[2] Lake Gitama is protected as an "Integral Zone", where human presence will be phased out.