Cell · Gahanga Sector # Kagasa Kagasa is a cell of Rwanda in Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District, Kigali City. It covers 6.54 km². 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.5 km² - 1 mapped service - 1,425 m typical elevation ## Where is Kagasa? Kagasa lies in Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District, Kigali City, Rwanda. It borders 5 other cells: Busanza, Gahanga, Muyange, Rukatsa and Rwabutenge. By area it is the 648th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 17.8% of Gahanga Sector. The centre of Kagasa is about 9.5 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.0115° S, 30.1182° E. Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Kagasa ### Nearby, outside Kagasa - Nyanza Genocide Memorial · memorial, Rukatsa 3.0 km - Genocide Memorial Nyanza Kicukiro · memorial, Rukatsa 3.1 km - Gikondo Expo Ground · attraction, Karambo 5.2 km - Rebero Genocide Memorial · monument, Bwerankori 5.5 km - Campaign Against Genocide Museum · museum, Kamukina 6.9 km - Campaign Against Genocide Memorial · memorial, Kamukina 6.9 km - Rwanda Art Museum · museum, Kamashashi 7.3 km - Remnants of 9XR-NN · ruins, Kamashashi 7.4 km - Crashed Plane · attraction, Kamashashi 7.4 km - Nyamirambo Women's Centre · attraction, Biryogo 8.0 km - Inemas arts gallery · attraction, Kamatamu 8.3 km - Kigali zoo for Moussa · zoo, Rwezamenyo i 8.5 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Kagasa - Time zone UTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Kigali - Currency Franc (RWF) - Country calling code +250 - Languages Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili - Plug types Type C, E, G · 230 V - Driving side Right ### Nearest airports - Kigali International Airport (KGL) · Kigali 5.3 km - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma 105 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:47) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 05:59, sunset around 17:59). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Kagasa Open gazetteers list 4 villages, towns and localities in Kagasa. Settlements here lie between about 1,367 m and 1,459 m above sea level (median 1,425 m). - Kabeza - Kagasa - Kamukobwa - Kiyanja Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Kagasa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kicukiro District, the warmest month is Feb (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jun (19 °C). About 1,291 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (178 mm) and the driest Jul (31 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are December to February and June to September. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 20 | 96 | | Feb | 21 | 102 | | Mar | 20 | 153 | | Apr | 20 | 178 | | May | 19 | 139 | | Jun | 19 | 50 | | Jul | 19 | 31 | | Aug | 20 | 56 | | Sep | 21 | 88 | | Oct | 20 | 129 | | Nov | 19 | 160 | | Dec | 20 | 109 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kagasa | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Kigali Mechatronics Villa · Kanserege | 1.8 km | Map | | Bank | Urwego Opportunity Bank · Kicukiro | 3.7 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Kobil · Nyanza | 3.6 km | Map | | Hotel | Macadamia Hotel · Rukatsa | 2.8 km | Map | | Mall | Silverback Mall · Gasharu | 5.1 km | Map | | School | Groupe Scholaire Saint Joseph Gahanga I · Kagasa | 1.2 km | Map | | College | Muyange Secondary School · Muyange | 1.7 km | Map | | Police station | Busanza Automatised Driving Testing Centre · Busanza | 3.1 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kagasa Places mapped inside Kagasa in open map data, by type. - Schools 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other cells in Gahanga Sector - Gahanga - Karembure - Murinja - Nunga - Rwabutenge ## Quick answers - Where is Kagasa? In Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District, Kigali City, Rwanda - What borders Kagasa? Busanza, Gahanga, Muyange, Rukatsa and Rwabutenge - What is there to see in Kagasa? Nyanza Genocide Memorial, Genocide Memorial Nyanza Kicukiro, Gikondo Expo Ground, Rebero Genocide Memorial - What time zone is Kagasa in? UTC+2 - What currency is used in Kagasa? Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Kagasa? Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kagasa? 4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kagasa? Settlements lie between 1,367 m and 1,459 m - What is the best time to visit Kagasa? December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kagasa? Kigali Mechatronics Villa, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kagasa? Urwego Opportunity Bank, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kagasa? Kobil, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kagasa? RW130102 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Cell - Area: 6.54 km² - P-code: RW130102 - Sector: Gahanga Sector --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/gahanga/kagasa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.