Butare Ville
District of Butare
in Huye District of Southern Province, Rwanda
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Unesco heritage, 102 mi) -
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -2.597 and 29.739 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -2° 35' 48" and E 29° 44' 21"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - RWF
- Spoken languages:
- Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 06:26 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:57 am and 5:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 1.983 and -157.365 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Banana Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Butare Ville
The district Butare Ville of Butare in Huye District (Southern Province) is a district in Rwanda about 50 mi south-west of Kigali, the country's capital city.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Butare, Gikongoro, Nyanza, Ngozi and Kayanza. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 9% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
23°C (73 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
The Children's Peace Libraries of Rwanda
Amazing story of faith and the growth of peace libraries in Rwanda. See more at: http://cpenrwanda.wordpress.com.
Intore Dancers
Intore Dancers at the Rwanda National Museum, Butare. Performance filmed onTuesday 12th August 2008.
The Art of Forgiveness
During this month of mourning in Rwanda, 20 years after a brutal genocide claimed nearly one million lives, the country has much to teach the rest of the world--namely--how to forgive.
Rwanda, another tropical rain
Itabaro - Sipriyani RUGAMBA - Rwanda
Muze tuvuge ibigwi. twaraye dushoje inkera twese inkikabahizi, Induru yali yavuze ngo inkiko ibyaye umugaru, Hatabare ingabo z'ingoga, z'umutwe. Twemeje yuko indasumbwa tuzagenda ku isibo,...
Imvura - Sipriyani Rugamba, 1984, Butare - Rwanda
Imvura ya Sipriyani Rugamba & Amasimbi n'Amakombe 1984; Butare - Rwanda R/ Imvura ihinda Umuhinzi akizihirwa gutabira, Ibona amapfa ateye ikayanamiza, Nkundira iyo mvura ivika we, ...
When I Want to Feel Like God, I Bajaj
The Malarious Quintet.
A show in return
Struttin' their stuff!
Ingoma Nshya with SEGL
Ingoma Nshya is a women drumming group in Butare, Rwanda. The students from the School for Ethics and Global Leadership were learning drumming.
Aho rukubiye by Peace Boys
Dr.Julien cigoho.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Butare Province
Butare was a province (prefecture) of Rwanda prior to its dissolution in January 2006. Butare city is the second largest city in Rwanda and one of the nation's former twelve provinces. It is located in south-central region of the country and borders Burundi to the south. It had a population of 77.449 as of January 2006.
Gikongoro
Gikongoro is a city in Nyamagabe district, Southern Province, Rwanda. It was previously part of Gikongoro Province, which has been disestablished.
National University of Rwanda
The National University of Rwanda is the largest university in Rwanda. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:2|36|58|S|29|44|34|E|region:RW |primary |name= }} in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec. When it was established, the NUR had three divisions (Faculties of Medicine and Social Sciences, and a Teacher Training College), 51 students and 16 lecturers.
Butare
Butare is a city in the Southern Province of Rwanda and capital of Huye district. It was the capital of the former Butare Province, Rwanda, that was dissolved on January 1, 2006. It was the formal colonial capital of Rwanda. Butare has the National University of Rwanda. It also held the prestigious Nyakibanda Seminary, the Rwandan National Institute of Scientific Research, the Ruhande Arboretum and a cathedral.
Southern Province, Rwanda
Southern Province is one of Rwanda's five provinces. It was created in early January 2006 as part of a government decentralization program that re-organized the country's local government structures. Southern Province comprises the former provinces of Gikongoro, Gitarama, and Butare, and is divided into the districts of Butare, Gatagara, Gikongoro, Gisagara, Gitarama, Kamonyi, Nyanza, and Nyaruguru. The capital city of Southern Province is Nyanza.
Maraba coffee
Maraba coffee (Kinyarwanda: Ikawa ya Maraba; French: Café de Maraba) is grown in the Maraba area of southern Rwanda. Maraba's coffee plants are the Bourbon variety of the Coffea arabica species and are grown on fertile volcanic soils on high-altitude hills. The fruit is handpicked, mostly during the rainy season between March and May, and brought to a washing station in Maraba, where the coffee beans are extracted and dried. At several stages, the beans are sorted according to quality.
Mount Huye
Mount Huye is a mountain located near to the city of Butare in southern Rwanda. It is connected by a ridge to Nyungwe Forest to the west, and is on the outer edges of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. The mountain is an important source of mineral water, supplying both the Huye bottled water brand sold throughout Rwanda and the nearby Maraba fair trade coffee plant, whose washing station receives Huye water via a pipeline built using ACDI/VOCA funding in 2002.
Gisagara District
Gisagara is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its headquarters is Ndora.
Gikongoro Province
Gikongoro Province was one of the former twelve provinces (intara) of Rwanda and is situated in the southwest of the country. The former province had an area of some 2,146 square kilometers and its population was estimated at 467,300 (2002 figures) prior to its dissolution in January 2006.
