Shara
in Rusizi District of Western Province, Rwanda

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-2.609 and 29.019 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -2° 36' 34" and E 29° 1' 6"
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: 07:04 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Kigali
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:05 am and 6:11 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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Explore Shara

Shara in Rusizi District (Western Province) is a city in Rwanda about 85 mi (or 137 km) south-west of Kigali, the country's capital.

Local time in Shara is now 07:04 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 Shara. The closest airport in Rwanda is Kamembe Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 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 Kahuzi-Biega National Park in Democratic republic of the congo at a distance of 79 mi (or 127 km).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bukavu, Cibitoke, Buganda, Gikongoro and Bubanza. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 67 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 54% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

23°C (73 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

23°C (73 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

23°C (73 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Tours-TV.com: Karengera

Published: December 27, 2014
Length: 39:11 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ToursTV Com

Rwanda. See on map http://tours-tv.com/en/Karengera .


Huge Ants

Published: August 14, 2009
Length: 51:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Namenut

Saw these huge Rwandese (Rwandan) ants working hard, had to capture them.


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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.

Bugarama

Bugarama is a town in western Rwanda.

Located at -2.61, 29.02 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rusizi District, Western Province, Rwanda, Populated places in Rwanda


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Colline Shara, Shara