Sake
in Province du Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Goma International Airport (15 mi) -
Gisenyi Airport (17 mi) - Ruhengeri Airport (41 mi)
- Bukavu Kavumu Airport (53 mi)
- Kamembe Airport (62 mi)
- Kigali International Airport (80 mi)
- Butare Airport (85 mi)
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Bujumbura International Airport (122 mi)
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Unesco heritage, 21 mi) -
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -1.574 and 29.043 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -1° 34' 25" and E 29° 2' 36"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CDF
- Spoken languages:
- French, Lingala, Kongo
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:16 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:43 am and 5:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 1.983 and -157.365 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
- Banana Village
- References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Democratic Republic of the Congo. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Sake
Sake in Province du Nord-Kivu with it's 17,151 inhabitants is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo about 966 mi (or 1,555 km) east of Kinshasa, the country's capital.
Local time in Sake is now 12:16 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Lubumbashi with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Sake. The closest is airport we know is Goma International Airport in Kiribati in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km). Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kahuzi-Biega National Park in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Goma, Gisenyi, Kibuye, Kisoro 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 / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 19% |
| Air Humidity | 83% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 67% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sake is a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the eastern province of North Kivu. It is located at the northwestern extremity of Lake Kivu, 25 km (15 mi) west-northwest of Goma on National Road No. 2, at the edge of the volcanic lava plains in the bottom of the Western Rift Valley, at an elevation of about 1500 m. The western escarpment of the rift valley rises to 800 m above Sake.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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