Bihanga
in Kisoro District of Western Region, Uganda
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Ruhengeri Airport (15 mi) - Gisenyi Airport (39 mi)
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Goma International Airport (40 mi) - Kigali International Airport (58 mi)
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Mbarara Airport (82 mi) - Butare Airport (91 mi)
- Bukavu Kavumu Airport (92 mi)
- Kamembe Airport (97 mi)
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Unesco heritage, 65 mi) - Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -1.283 and 29.667 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -1° 16' 59" and E 29° 40' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shilling - UGX
- Spoken languages:
- English, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:59 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:58 am and 7:02 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: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Uganda.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Uganda. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Explore Bihanga
Bihanga in Kisoro District (Western Region) is located in Uganda about 230 mi (or 370 km) south-west of Kampala, the country's capital.
Local time in Bihanga is now 04:59 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kampala with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Bihanga. The closest is airport we know is Ruhengeri Airport in Rwanda in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km). The closest airport in Uganda is Mbarara Airport in a distance of 82 mi (or 24 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Uganda is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 km), North.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kisoro, Kabale, Kanungu, Byumba and Rukungiri. 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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Patrick's request
A close encounter, of a fluffy kind, with a 7 year old mountain gorilla in Rwanda.
Uganda border town
last village before entering Congo.
The Call - Rukungiri
Uganda Ministries video slideshow "The Call - Rukungiri" oulines the call on the lives of an American Christian family to go overseas to Uganda and discover, more fully, what doors of ministry...
uganda 2014 BAT
Pionier MTB Reise nach Uganda und Ruanda. Schimpansen und Bergggorilla Trecking.
Rwanda - Berggorilla 2
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...
Rwanda and Gorilla Safari 2008 - Slide Show
http://bukar.com/rwanda/index.html to view photos album. Visit to Rwanda in December 2008. This is a collection of photos from our tour of the country as well as our trek to see the gorillas.
Visited the Sliverback Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda in December 2008
http://bukar.com/rwanda/index.html for photos. An amazing experience to see the Silverback mountain gorillas up close in their natural environment. This video is of the group Sabyinyo, featuring...
Silverback and Gorillas with young in the jungle (Uganda, Kisoro, 2009)
Found them after a walk through the rainforest. Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) watched from very nearby in August/September 2009 at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park near Kisoro...
Gorily v Bwindi NP, Uganda
Nkuringo group.
Mountain Gorillas of Bwindi, Uganda
There are only around 700 surviving mountain gorillas and about half live within Bwindi Impenetrable Rainforest National Park, Uganda. This video was kindly provided by krijs83 - thank you!
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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.
Kisoro District
Kisoro District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kisoro, where the district headquarters are located.
Kisoro
Kisoro is a town in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Kisoro District and the district headquarters are located there. The district was named after the town.
Rutshuru River
The Rutshuru River is a river in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that drains Lake Mutanda in the foothills of the Virunga Mountains in Uganda, flowing northward into Lake Rutanzige (formerly Lake Edward). For most of its length it runs through the Rutshuru Territory in North Kivu province. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}