Buhuru
in Rubavu District of Western Province, Rwanda
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Gisenyi Airport (1 mi) -
Goma International Airport (2 mi) - Ruhengeri Airport (28 mi)
- Bukavu Kavumu Airport (55 mi)
- Kamembe Airport (60 mi)
- Kigali International Airport (64 mi)
- Butare Airport (72 mi)
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Bujumbura International Airport (115 mi)
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Unesco heritage, 37 mi) -
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -1.662 and 29.262 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -1° 39' 41" and E 29° 15' 42"
- 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: 09:57 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 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 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
Touring Buhuru
Buhuru in Rubavu District (Western Province) is a town located in Rwanda about 59 mi (or 94 km) west of Kigali, the country's capital place.
Time in Buhuru is now 09:57 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kigali with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Buhuru. The closest airport in Rwanda is Gisenyi Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South. 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 37 mi (or 60 km). Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, 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: 20°C / 67 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 16% |
| Air Humidity | 92% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Belvedere Hotel
LAKE KIVU SERENA HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Le sort des orphelins (Part 3) : sans famille (Goma RDC)
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Goma RDC: Les avortements clandestins en hausse
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#RDC #Goma Des quarantaines de prisonniers se sont évadés de la prison centrale
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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.
Goma
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift system. Goma lies only 13 to 18 km due south of the crater of the active Nyiragongo Volcano. The recent history of Goma has been dominated by the volcano and the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, which in turn fuelled the First and Second Congo Wars.
Gisenyi
Gisenyi is a city in Rubavu district in the Western Province of Rwanda. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The population of the city is about 106 000 (2009).
Stade de Virunga
Stade de Virunga is a multi-use stadium in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for DC Virunga. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 people.
Goma International Airport
Goma International Airport is an airport serving Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122
On 15 April 2008, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 plane crashed into a residential and market area of Goma of the Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately south of Goma International Airport.
Gisenyi Airport
Gisenyi Airport is an airport in Rwanda.
2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation crash
The 2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation crash was a Fokker 50 cargo service operated by that carrier that crashed in poor weather on approach to Goma International Airport, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 4 March 2013. There were nine occupants on board the aircraft; six perished in the accident. No fatalities were reported on the ground, despite the aircraft crashing into a populated area of the city of Goma.
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