Gitwa
in Huye District of Southern Province, Rwanda
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Butare Airport (11 mi) - Kamembe Airport (49 mi)
- Kigali International Airport (52 mi)
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Bukavu Kavumu Airport (57 mi) -
Bujumbura International Airport (60 mi) - Gisenyi Airport (62 mi)
- Goma International Airport (63 mi)
- Gitega Airport (66 mi)
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Unesco heritage, 91 mi) -
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -2.504 and 29.613 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -2° 30' 15" and E 29° 36' 46"
- 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: 12:20 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:58 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
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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Discover Gitwa
Gitwa in Huye District (Southern Province) is a town in Rwanda about 49 mi (or 79 km) south-west of Kigali, the country's capital city.
Current time in Gitwa is now 12:20 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kigali with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports near Gitwa. The closest airport in Rwanda is Butare Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), South-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 Kahuzi-Biega National Park in Democratic republic of the congo at a distance of 91 mi (or 147 km). Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gikongoro, Butare, Nyanza, Kayanza and Gitarama. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 19% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
20°C (68 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Golden Monkey Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
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
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.
Documentaire sur le 50è anniversaire de l'Université Nationale du Rwanda (UNR), 1ère partie
Témoignages en Kinyarwanda recueillis au Rwanda auprès des anciens étudiants et dirigeants de l'UNR ( Dr Jean Damascène Ntawukuliryayo, Président du Sénat et ancien vice recteur de l'UNR,...
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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.
Gikongoro
Gikongoro is a city in Nyamagabe district, Southern Province, Rwanda. It was previously part of Gikongoro Province, which has been disestablished.
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.