# Buremera Cell, Maraba Sector, Huye District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/buremera/ Cell · Maraba Sector # Buremera Buremera is a cell of Rwanda in Maraba Sector, Huye District, Southern Province. It covers **6.73 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.7km² - 1,810 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buremera? Buremera lies in [Maraba Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/), [Huye District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 5 other cells: [Gasumba](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/gasumba/), [Kabuye](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/kabuye/), [Kanyinya](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/kanyinya/), [Nyarusiza](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/kamegeri/nyarusiza/) and [Ramba](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/mata/ramba/). By area it is the 636th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 12.8% of [Maraba Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/). The centre of Buremera is about 83 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.5385° S, 29.5970° 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 Buremera ### Nearby, outside Buremera - Mata Tea Company Limited · monument, Murambi5.2 km - Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre · memorial, Remera9.9 km - Huye Mountain Coffee · attraction, Sovu11 km - Ethnographic Museum · museum, Butare17 km - Eglise Ste. Therese · attraction, Butare17 km - Genocide-Memorial Butare · memorial, Butare18 km - Arboretum Office · attraction, Butare19 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: Buremera - 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) · Kirundo55 km - Kamembe Airport (KME) · Kamembe77 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 Buremera Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Buremera. Settlements here lie between about 1,759 m and 1,871 m above sea level (median 1,810 m). - Buremera - Gasarabuye - Gatumbazi - Kinazi - Nkorwe - Nyarusange 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 Buremera Named natural and historic features inside Buremera, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Kiborogotwa - Rukaragata - Rusiza ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Rubona · 2,123 m 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 Buremera 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 Buremera Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Karambi Health Post · Karambi 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.51194&mlon=29.61514#map=17/-2.51194/29.61514) Bank BPR bank · Butare 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60340&mlon=29.73953#map=17/-2.60340/29.73953) ATM Bank of Kigali · Butare 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60259&mlon=29.74172#map=17/-2.60259/29.74172) Petrol pump Rubis · Nyamugari 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.47257&mlon=29.58183#map=17/-2.47257/29.58183) Hotel Ubumwe Center Kigeme · Nyamugari 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.47354&mlon=29.57905#map=17/-2.47354/29.57905) Mall commercil center · Matyazo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59435&mlon=29.71431#map=17/-2.59435/29.71431) School Mata Secondary School · Murambi 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.56872&mlon=29.56344#map=17/-2.56872/29.56344) College Grand Seminaire Nyakibanda · Nyakibanda 17 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 18 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 Maraba Sector - Gasumba - Kabuye - Kanyinya - Shanga - Shyembe ## Quick answers - Where is Buremera?In Maraba Sector, Huye District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Buremera?Gasumba, Kabuye, Kanyinya, Nyarusiza and Ramba - What is there to see in Buremera?Mata Tea Company Limited, Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre, Huye Mountain Coffee, Ethnographic Museum - What time zone is Buremera in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Buremera?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Buremera?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buremera?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buremera?Settlements lie between 1,759 m and 1,871 m - What is the highest point in Buremera?Rubona (2,123 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buremera?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Buremera?Karambi Health Post, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buremera?BPR bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buremera?Bank of Kigali, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buremera?Rubis, about 7.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buremera?RW240601 (OCHA common operational dataset)