Runga
in Huye District of Southern Province, Rwanda
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Butare Airport (2 mi) - Kigali International Airport (53 mi)
- Kamembe Airport (56 mi)
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Bujumbura International Airport (57 mi) - Gitega Airport (58 mi)
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Bukavu Kavumu Airport (65 mi) - Gisenyi Airport (71 mi)
- Goma International Airport (72 mi)
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Unesco heritage, 101 mi) -
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -2.599 and 29.706 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -2° 35' 57" and E 29° 42' 20"
- 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: 02:51 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:38 am and 5:53 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Runga
Runga in Huye District (Southern Province) is located in Rwanda about 51 mi (or 82 km) south-west of Kigali, the country's capital town.
Current time in Runga is now 02:51 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kigali with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Runga. The closest airport in Rwanda is Butare Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), 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 101 mi (or 162 km).
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Butare, Gikongoro, Nyanza, Kayanza and Ngozi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 12% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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The Children's Peace Libraries of Rwanda
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Intore Dancers
Intore Dancers at the Rwanda National Museum, Butare. Performance filmed onTuesday 12th August 2008.
The Art of Forgiveness
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Imvura - Sipriyani Rugamba, 1984, Butare - Rwanda
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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.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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National University of Rwanda
The National University of Rwanda is the largest university in Rwanda. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:2|36|58|S|29|44|34|E|region:RW |primary |name= }} in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec. When it was established, the NUR had three divisions (Faculties of Medicine and Social Sciences, and a Teacher Training College), 51 students and 16 lecturers.
Maraba coffee
Maraba coffee (Kinyarwanda: Ikawa ya Maraba; French: Café de Maraba) is grown in the Maraba area of southern Rwanda. Maraba's coffee plants are the Bourbon variety of the Coffea arabica species and are grown on fertile volcanic soils on high-altitude hills. The fruit is handpicked, mostly during the rainy season between March and May, and brought to a washing station in Maraba, where the coffee beans are extracted and dried. At several stages, the beans are sorted according to quality.
Butare Airport
Butare Airport is an airport in Rwanda.