# Gasumba Cell, Maraba Sector, Huye District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/gasumba/ Cell · Maraba Sector # Gasumba Gasumba is a cell of Rwanda in Maraba Sector, Huye District, Southern Province. It covers **5.04 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.0km² - 1,709 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gasumba? Gasumba 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: [Buremera](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/buremera/), [Kanyinya](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/kanyinya/), [Karambi](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/kigoma/karambi/), [Kizi](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/kamegeri/kizi/) and [Nyarusiza](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/kamegeri/nyarusiza/). By area it is the 774th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 9.6% of [Maraba Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/maraba/). The centre of Gasumba is about 82 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.5207° S, 29.5935° 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 Gasumba ### Nearby, outside Gasumba - Mata Tea Company Limited · monument, Murambi6.8 km - Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre · memorial, Remera7.9 km - Huye Mountain Coffee · attraction, Sovu11 km - Ethnographic Museum · museum, Butare18 km - Eglise Ste. Therese · attraction, Butare19 km - Genocide-Memorial Butare · memorial, 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: Gasumba - 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) · Kirundo56 km - Kamembe Airport (KME) · Kamembe76 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 Gasumba Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Gasumba. Settlements here lie between about 1,672 m and 1,777 m above sea level (median 1,709 m). - Gasumba - Kamicaca - Kinombe - Mugano - Rugaragara 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 Gasumba Named natural and historic features inside Gasumba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Gisuma - Kigogo - Rugomero 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 Gasumba 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 Gasumba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Karambi Health Post · Karambi 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.51194&mlon=29.61514#map=17/-2.51194/29.61514) Bank BPR bank · Butare 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60340&mlon=29.73953#map=17/-2.60340/29.73953) ATM Bank of Kigali · Butare 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60259&mlon=29.74172#map=17/-2.60259/29.74172) Petrol pump Rubis · Nyamugari 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.47257&mlon=29.58183#map=17/-2.47257/29.58183) Hotel Ubumwe Center Kigeme · Nyamugari 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.47354&mlon=29.57905#map=17/-2.47354/29.57905) Mall commercil center · Matyazo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59435&mlon=29.71431#map=17/-2.59435/29.71431) School Mata Secondary School · Murambi 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.56872&mlon=29.56344#map=17/-2.56872/29.56344) College CGIS Centre - National University of Rwanda;nur CGIS · Butare 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59110&mlon=29.74454#map=17/-2.59110/29.74454) Police station Police Station of Taba · Butare 19 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 - Buremera - Kabuye - Kanyinya - Shanga - Shyembe ## Quick answers - Where is Gasumba?In Maraba Sector, Huye District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Gasumba?Buremera, Kanyinya, Karambi, Kizi and Nyarusiza - What is there to see in Gasumba?Mata Tea Company Limited, Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre, Huye Mountain Coffee, Ethnographic Museum - What time zone is Gasumba in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Gasumba?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Gasumba?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gasumba?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gasumba?Settlements lie between 1,672 m and 1,777 m - What is the best time to visit Gasumba?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gasumba?Karambi Health Post, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gasumba?BPR bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gasumba?Bank of Kigali, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gasumba?Rubis, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gasumba?RW240602 (OCHA common operational dataset)