Rwaseka
in Northern Province, Rwanda

How to get there and get around
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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-1.579 and 29.508 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -1° 34' 42" and E 29° 30' 27"
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: 06:05 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Kigali
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:58 am and 6:03 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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Explore Rwaseka

Rwaseka in Northern Province is located in Rwanda about 46 mi (or 74 km) north-west of Kigali, the country's capital.

Local time in Rwaseka is now 06:05 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kigali with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Rwaseka. The closest airport in Rwanda is Ruhengeri Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North-East. 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 47 mi (or 75 km).

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

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 65 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Chance of rainfall 12%
Air Humidity 68%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 71% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

20°C (68 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

20°C (69 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

19°C (66 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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

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.


Rwanda Gorilla Tracking.mp4

Published: August 27, 2010
Length: 05:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Georg Seywald

Rwanda Gorilla Tracking Video.


Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda | Volcanoes National Park

Published: December 10, 2014
Length: 02:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Siddhartha Joshi

Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is the best place for Gorilla sightings in the wild. I visited the Amahoro family which is one of the friendliest and second biggest of all families.


Gorilla tracking in Rwanda Volcanoes National Park

Published: April 13, 2013
Length: 57:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: VinceAndDrewOnTheGo

After few hours of trekking the hill of a volcano in Rwanda, we came across a gorilla family of 23 members and spent 1 hour with them. This was a lifetime experience and will stay in our memory...


Mountain gorilla encounter Volcanoes National park Rwanda Two Thirsty Travellers

Published: January 13, 2013
Length: 58:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: twothirstytravellers

Short video which shows a pregnant, female Mountain Gorilla in the Volcanoes National Park Rwanda, brushing past one of the visitors to her family, Isabakuru.


Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, Ruanda - © Abendsonne Afrika

Published: January 04, 2011
Length: 46:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Abendsonne Afrika

http://www.african-sunset.com - Visit Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge Rwanda with Abendsonne Afrika - Your Safari Specialist.


Bowled over (literally) by Rwanda's Mountain Gorillas

Published: November 03, 2013
Length: 57:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wilkeliz

Our brief hour with the Sabyinyo Group in Volcanoes National Park was everything we hoped it would be. And it put all of our preparations to good use, including the short study we'd done on...


Volcanic lake - Ruhengeri

Published: December 14, 2012
Length: 00:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sander Franck

Vulkanisch meer in het Ruhengeri district in het Noorden van Rwanda. Juni 2012.


Rwanda - Berggorilla

Published: April 27, 2011
Length: 34:10 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: PANGEA TRAVEL

Er zijn nog slechts drie landen op de wereld waar u de berggorilla's kunt bezoeken. In Rwanda is dit mogelijk in het Volcanoes National Park. U loopt door de dichter bossen naar deze indrukwekkende.


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rwaseka, Bweseka