# Rwanza Cell, Save Sector, Gisagara District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/save/rwanza/

Cell · Save Sector 

# Rwanza

Rwanza is a cell of Rwanda in Save Sector, Gisagara District, Southern Province. It covers **7.56 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.6km²
- 1,740 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rwanza?

Rwanza lies in [Save Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/save/), [Gisagara District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 6 other cells: [Butare](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/ngoma/butare/), [Duwani](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/kibirizi/duwani/), [Gatobotobo](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/mbazi/gatobotobo/), [Gatoki](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/save/gatoki/), [Munazi](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/save/munazi/) and [Mwulire](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/mbazi/mwulire/). By area it is the 557th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 18.4% of [Save Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/save/). The centre of Rwanza is about 77 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.5764° S, 29.7698° 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 Rwanza

### Nearby, outside Rwanza

- Ethnographic Museum · museum, Butare3.1 km
- Eglise Ste. Therese · attraction, Butare3.3 km
- Arboretum Office · attraction, Butare4.9 km
- Genocide-Memorial Butare · memorial, Butare5.5 km
- Huye Mountain Coffee · attraction, Sovu9.2 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: Rwanza

- 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) · Kirundo36 km
- Kigali International Airport (KGL) · Kigali79 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 18:00).

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 Rwanza

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Rwanza. Settlements here lie between about 1,697 m and 1,750 m above sea level (median 1,740 m).

- Bazenga
- Bitabire
- Bwinyambo
- Gahora
- Kamudahunga
- Kivumu
- Nyagacyamu
- Rwanza

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 Rwanza 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 Rwanza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Save Health Centre · Gatoki 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.54575&mlon=29.77148#map=17/-2.54575/29.77148) 

Bank BFU Bank · Butare 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59911&mlon=29.74262#map=17/-2.59911/29.74262) 

ATM Bank of Kigali · Butare 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60259&mlon=29.74172#map=17/-2.60259/29.74172) 

Petrol pump Engen · Butare 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59202&mlon=29.74388#map=17/-2.59202/29.74388) 

Hotel Hotel Maisons-Sifa · Butare 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.58828&mlon=29.75451#map=17/-2.58828/29.75451) 

Mall commercil center · Matyazo 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59435&mlon=29.71431#map=17/-2.59435/29.71431) 

School E.A.V. K · Duwani 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59577&mlon=29.76445#map=17/-2.59577/29.76445) 

College Groupe Scolaire des Parents · Butare 2.7 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 3.0 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 Save Sector

- Gatoki
- Munazi
- Shyanda
- Zivu

## Quick answers

- Where is Rwanza?In Save Sector, Gisagara District, Southern Province, Rwanda
- What borders Rwanza?Butare, Duwani, Gatobotobo, Gatoki, Munazi and Mwulire
- What is there to see in Rwanza?Ethnographic Museum, Eglise Ste. Therese, Arboretum Office, Genocide-Memorial Butare
- What time zone is Rwanza in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Rwanza?Franc (RWF)
- What language is spoken in Rwanza?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Rwanza?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rwanza?Settlements lie between 1,697 m and 1,750 m
- What is the best time to visit Rwanza?January to February and May to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rwanza?Save Health Centre, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rwanza?BFU Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rwanza?Bank of Kigali, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rwanza?Engen, about 3.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rwanza?RW221303 (OCHA common operational dataset)