# Ramba Cell, Mamba Sector, Gisagara District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/mamba/ramba/ Cell · Mamba Sector # Ramba Ramba is a cell of Rwanda in Mamba Sector, Gisagara District, Southern Province. It covers **13.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 13.7km² - 1,464 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ramba? Ramba lies in [Mamba Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/mamba/), [Gisagara District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 5 other cells: [Bukinanyana](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/musha/bukinanyana/), [Kabumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/mamba/kabumbwe/), [Mamba](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/mamba/mamba/), [Mbogo](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/gikonko/mbogo/) and [Muyaga](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/mamba/muyaga/). By area it is the 130th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 17.1% of [Mamba Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/mamba/). The centre of Ramba is about 63 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.5005° S, 29.9148° 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). ## Know before you go: Ramba - 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 - Kirundo Airport (KRE) · Kirundo21 km - Kigali International Airport (KGL) · Kigali64 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:47) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:01, 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 Ramba Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Ramba. Settlements here lie between about 1,385 m and 1,507 m above sea level (median 1,464 m). - Cyarwa - Isha - Kabeza - Kanyirantiba - Muzenga - Mwendo - Ramba 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 Ramba and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gisagara District, the warmest month is Sep (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jun (19 °C). About 1,269 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (191 mm) and the driest Jul (20 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and May to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 119 Feb 21 107 Mar 21 154 Apr 20 170 May 20 101 Jun 19 36 Jul 20 20 Aug 21 42 Sep 22 74 Oct 21 124 Nov 20 191 Dec 20 131 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ramba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gakoma Hospital · Mamba 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.48304&mlon=29.91785#map=17/-2.48304/29.91785) Bank BFU Bank · Butare 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59911&mlon=29.74262#map=17/-2.59911/29.74262) ATM Bank of Kigali · Butare 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60259&mlon=29.74172#map=17/-2.60259/29.74172) Petrol pump Engen · Butare 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59202&mlon=29.74388#map=17/-2.59202/29.74388) Hotel Nena House · Kimirehe 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.46781&mlon=29.78351#map=17/-2.46781/29.78351) Mall commercil center · Matyazo 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59435&mlon=29.71431#map=17/-2.59435/29.71431) School E.A.V. K · Duwani 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59577&mlon=29.76445#map=17/-2.59577/29.76445) College Groupe Scolaire des Parents · Butare 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59086&mlon=29.75026#map=17/-2.59086/29.75026) Police station Police Station of Taba · Butare 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59313&mlon=29.74859#map=17/-2.59313/29.74859) 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 Mamba Sector - Gakoma - Kabumbwe - Mamba - Muyaga ## Quick answers - Where is Ramba?In Mamba Sector, Gisagara District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Ramba?Bukinanyana, Kabumbwe, Mamba, Mbogo and Muyaga - What time zone is Ramba in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ramba?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Ramba?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ramba?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ramba?Settlements lie between 1,385 m and 1,507 m - What is the best time to visit Ramba?January to February and May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ramba?Gakoma Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ramba?BFU Bank, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ramba?Bank of Kigali, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ramba?Engen, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ramba?RW220605 (OCHA common operational dataset)