Rwungo
in Gakenke District of Northern Province, Rwanda

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-1.639 and 29.722 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -1° 38' 20" and E 29° 43' 19"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - RWF
Spoken languages:
Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:34 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Kigali
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:56 am and 6:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
1.983 and -157.365 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Banana Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Rwanda in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Rwanda.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Rwanda. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Explore Rwungo

Rwungo in Gakenke District (Northern Province) is a city in Rwanda about 32 mi (or 51 km) north-west of Kigali, the country's capital.

Local time in Rwungo is now 12:34 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kigali with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Rwungo. The closest airport in Rwanda is Ruhengeri Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda at a distance of 50 mi (or 80 km).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Byumba, Kisoro, Gitarama, Kigali and Gisenyi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 20°C / 67 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Chance of rainfall 9%
Air Humidity 73%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 26th of April 2024

18°C (64 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

25°C (76 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

22°C (71 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Valley Outside Ruhengeri

Published: July 15, 2009
Length: 47:12 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: daperpkazoo

This valley is about a ten minute walk outside of Ruhengeri in northern Rwanda.


Taxi ride from Muko to Nyakinama

Published: March 06, 2009
Length: 51:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Augusto Minatta


Silverback Gorilla

Published: August 19, 2007
Length: 56:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: littlegooner77

More Silverback "action" (i.e. eating) from the Amahoro Group.


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rwungo, Rivungo