# Rwabutenge Cell, Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/gahanga/rwabutenge/

Cell · Gahanga Sector 

# Rwabutenge

Rwabutenge is a cell of Rwanda in Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District, Kigali City. It covers **7.96 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.0km²
- 1,447 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rwabutenge?

Rwabutenge lies in [Gahanga Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/gahanga/), [Kicukiro District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/), [Kigali City](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 4 other cells: [Busanza](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/kanombe/busanza/), [Gahanga](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/gahanga/gahanga/), [Kagasa](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/gahanga/kagasa/) and [Murinja](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/gahanga/murinja/). By area it is the 521st largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 21.6% of [Gahanga Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/kigali-city/kicukiro/gahanga/). The centre of Rwabutenge is about 13 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.0374° S, 30.1355° E.

Source: [National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-rwa).

## Things to see in and around Rwabutenge

### Nearby, outside Rwabutenge

- Nyanza Genocide Memorial · memorial, Rukatsa6.2 km
- Genocide Memorial Nyanza Kicukiro · memorial, Rukatsa6.2 km
- Rwanda Art Museum · museum, Kamashashi8.1 km
- Remnants of 9XR-NN · ruins, Kamashashi8.1 km
- Crashed Plane · attraction, Kamashashi8.1 km
- Rebero Genocide Memorial · monument, Bwerankori8.5 km
- Gikondo Expo Ground · attraction, Karambo8.6 km
- Umusambi Village · zoo, Nyagahinga10 km
- Campaign Against Genocide Museum · museum, Kamukina10 km
- Campaign Against Genocide Memorial · memorial, Kamukina10 km
- Bambino Super City · theme park, Nyagahinga10 km
- Nyamirambo Women's Centre · attraction, Biryogo11 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Rwabutenge

- Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Kigali
- CurrencyFranc (RWF)
- Country calling code+250
- LanguagesKinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili
- Plug typesType C, E, G · 230 V
- Driving sideRight

### Nearest airports

- Kigali International Airport (KGL) · Kigali7.7 km
- Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma108 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)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

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 Rwabutenge

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rwabutenge.

- Rebero
- Runzenze

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Rwabutenge 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**.

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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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rwabutenge

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital De Dieu · Busanza 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.00793&mlon=30.13680#map=17/-2.00793/30.13680) 

Bank Urwego Opportunity Bank · Kicukiro 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.98060&mlon=30.10478#map=17/-1.98060/30.10478) 

Petrol pump Oryx Busanza · Busanza 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.99537&mlon=30.14618#map=17/-1.99537/30.14618) 

Hotel Nyungwe Hotel · Busanza 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.99607&mlon=30.14209#map=17/-1.99607/30.14209) 

Mall Centre Commercial de Masaka · Cyimo 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.99834&mlon=30.19128#map=17/-1.99834/30.19128) 

School Groupe Scholaire Saint Joseph Gahanga I · Kagasa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.01715&mlon=30.10849#map=17/-2.01715/30.10849) 

College Muyange Secondary School · Muyange 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.99631&mlon=30.11770#map=17/-1.99631/30.11770) 

Police station Busanza Automatised Driving Testing Centre · Busanza 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.00135&mlon=30.14402#map=17/-2.00135/30.14402) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other cells in Gahanga Sector

- Gahanga
- Kagasa
- Karembure
- Murinja
- Nunga

## Quick answers

- Where is Rwabutenge?In Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District, Kigali City, Rwanda
- What borders Rwabutenge?Busanza, Gahanga, Kagasa and Murinja
- What is there to see in Rwabutenge?Nyanza Genocide Memorial, Genocide Memorial Nyanza Kicukiro, Rwanda Art Museum, Remnants of 9XR-NN
- What time zone is Rwabutenge in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Rwabutenge?Franc (RWF)
- What language is spoken in Rwabutenge?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Rwabutenge?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Rwabutenge?December to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rwabutenge?Hospital De Dieu, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rwabutenge?Urwego Opportunity Bank, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rwabutenge?Oryx Busanza, about 4.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rwabutenge?RW130106 (OCHA common operational dataset)