Mukamira
in Nyabihu District of Western Province, Rwanda
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Ruhengeri Airport (12 mi) - Gisenyi Airport (17 mi)
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Goma International Airport (18 mi) - Kigali International Airport (51 mi)
- Bukavu Kavumu Airport (68 mi)
- Butare Airport (70 mi)
- Kamembe Airport (71 mi)
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Mbarara Airport (105 mi)
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -1.611 and 29.497 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -1° 36' 40" and E 29° 29' 48"
- 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: 02:18 PM (Thursday)
- 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
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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Explore Mukamira
Mukamira in Nyabihu District (Western Province) is a city in Rwanda about 45 mi (or 73 km) north-west of Kigali, the country's capital.
Local time in Mukamira is now 02:18 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kigali with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Mukamira. The closest airport in Rwanda is Ruhengeri Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 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 49 mi (or 79 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 | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 83% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
24°C (75 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
22°C (71 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
22°C (71 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Taxi ride from Muko to Nyakinama
Silverback Gorilla
More Silverback "action" (i.e. eating) from the Amahoro Group.
Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda | Volcanoes National Park
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
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...
Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, Ruanda - © 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
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...
Rwanda - Berggorilla
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.
Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda
my trip to see the mountain gorillas in Rwanda.
Linda's Mountain Gorilla Encounter -- Video by Bill & Linda Klipp --www.WildlifePhotos.me
We recently traveled to Rwanda to trek for Mountain Gorillas in Virunga Volcanoes National Park. After hiking for several hours we entered the tangled bamboo forests where the trackers found...
Silverback gorilla close pass in Rwanda
We hiked for 3 hours through Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, Africa (Virunga Mountains) to reach the Agashya mountain gorilla group (formerly group 13) to spend an hour in close proximity...
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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.
Nyabihu District
Nyabihu is a district (akarere) in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Buhoma (Karago).
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Mukamira.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Mukamira, Mukamura
