# Shori Cell, Gishamvu Sector, Huye District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/gishamvu/shori/ Cell · Gishamvu Sector # Shori Shori is a cell of Rwanda in Gishamvu Sector, Huye District, Southern Province. It covers **7.08 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.1km² - 1,813 mtypical elevation ## Where is Shori? Shori lies in [Gishamvu Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/gishamvu/), [Huye District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 4 other cells: [Bukomeye](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/mukura/bukomeye/), [Mukuge](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/ngera/mukuge/), [Nyakibanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/gishamvu/nyakibanda/) and [Nyumba](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/gishamvu/nyumba/). By area it is the 598th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 31.5% of [Gishamvu Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/gishamvu/). The centre of Shori is about 88 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.6637° S, 29.7078° 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 Shori ### Nearby, outside Shori - Genocide-Memorial Butare · memorial, Butare6.4 km - Arboretum Office · attraction, Butare7.0 km - Eglise Ste. Therese · attraction, Butare8.9 km - Ethnographic Museum · museum, Butare9.3 km - Huye Mountain Coffee · attraction, Sovu13 km - Mata Tea Company Limited · monument, Murambi18 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: Shori - 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) · Kirundo45 km - Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM) · Bujumbura85 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:02, 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 Shori Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Shori. Settlements here lie between about 1,743 m and 1,864 m above sea level (median 1,813 m). - Buguli - Cyambwe - Sholi 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Shori Named natural and historic features inside Shori, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Kajororo - Musizi - Nyiranda - Rwantibonwa - Umukura Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Shori and the best time to visit Using the climate of Huye District, the warmest month is Sep (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jun (18 °C). About 1,507 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (224 mm) and the driest Jul (29 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 137 Feb 20 125 Mar 19 178 Apr 19 176 May 18 108 Jun 18 50 Jul 18 29 Aug 19 65 Sep 20 106 Oct 19 157 Nov 19 224 Dec 19 152 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shori Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Busoro-Gishamvu Health Centre · Nyumba 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.66532&mlon=29.69308#map=17/-2.66532/29.69308) Bank Ecobank · Butare 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60870&mlon=29.73718#map=17/-2.60870/29.73718) ATM Bank of Kigali · Butare 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60259&mlon=29.74172#map=17/-2.60259/29.74172) Petrol pump Rubis · Cyarwa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.61966&mlon=29.74227#map=17/-2.61966/29.74227) Hotel Light House Hotel · Cyarwa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.62006&mlon=29.74239#map=17/-2.62006/29.74239) Mall commercil center · Matyazo 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59435&mlon=29.71431#map=17/-2.59435/29.71431) School Butare primary school · Butare 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60787&mlon=29.73802#map=17/-2.60787/29.73802) College Grand Seminaire Nyakibanda · Nyakibanda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.65642&mlon=29.69438#map=17/-2.65642/29.69438) Police station Police Station of Taba · Butare 9.1 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 Gishamvu Sector - Nyakibanda - Nyumba ## Quick answers - Where is Shori?In Gishamvu Sector, Huye District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Shori?Bukomeye, Mukuge, Nyakibanda and Nyumba - What is there to see in Shori?Genocide-Memorial Butare, Arboretum Office, Eglise Ste. Therese, Ethnographic Museum - What time zone is Shori in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Shori?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Shori?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Shori?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Shori?Settlements lie between 1,743 m and 1,864 m - What is the best time to visit Shori?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Shori?Busoro-Gishamvu Health Centre, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Shori?Ecobank, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Shori?Bank of Kigali, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shori?Rubis, about 6.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Shori?RW240104 (OCHA common operational dataset)