# Butare Cell, Ngoma Sector, Huye District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/ngoma/butare/ Cell · Ngoma Sector # Butare Butare is a cell of Rwanda in Ngoma Sector, Huye District, Southern Province. It covers **12.3 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 88 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.3km² - 88mapped services - 1,759 mtypical elevation ## Where is Butare? Butare lies in [Ngoma Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/ngoma/), [Huye District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 10 other cells: [Cyarwa](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/tumba/cyarwa/), [Duwani](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/kibirizi/duwani/), [Gatobotobo](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/mbazi/gatobotobo/), [Gitwa](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/tumba/gitwa/), [Kabuga](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/mbazi/kabuga/), [Matyazo](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/ngoma/matyazo/), [Mpare](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/tumba/mpare/), [Ngoma](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/ngoma/ngoma/), [Rukira](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/huye/rukira/) and [Rwanza](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/gisagara/save/rwanza/). By area it is the 189th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 59.9% of [Ngoma Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/huye/ngoma/). The centre of Butare is about 80 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.6027° S, 29.7465° 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 Butare OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Butare: 2 attractions; 1 memorial; 1 museum. - Ethnographic Museum · museum - Arboretum Office · attraction - Eglise Ste. Therese · attraction - Genocide-Memorial Butare · memorial ### Nearby, outside Butare - Huye Mountain Coffee · attraction, Sovu8.7 km - Mata Tea Company Limited · monument, Murambi19 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: Butare - 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) · Kirundo39 km - Kigali International Airport (KGL) · Kigali83 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 Butare Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Butare. The largest with a recorded population: Butare (62,823). Settlements here lie between about 1,690 m and 1,769 m above sea level (median 1,759 m). - Butare - Butare Ville - Butare-Ville - Ngoma - Rwabuye 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 Butare Named natural and historic features inside Butare, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### History 1 museum. - Musée National du Rwanda ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Butare Airport 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 Butare 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 Butare Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kabutare District Hospital · Butare 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60714&mlon=29.74780#map=17/-2.60714/29.74780) Bank BFU Bank · Butare 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59911&mlon=29.74262#map=17/-2.59911/29.74262) ATM Bank of Kigali · Butare 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60259&mlon=29.74172#map=17/-2.60259/29.74172) Petrol pump Rubis · Butare 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60192&mlon=29.74184#map=17/-2.60192/29.74184) Hotel Procure · Butare 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60563&mlon=29.74392#map=17/-2.60563/29.74392) Mall commercil center · Matyazo 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59435&mlon=29.71431#map=17/-2.59435/29.71431) School G. S. Gatagara · Butare 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60564&mlon=29.74670#map=17/-2.60564/29.74670) College Catholic University of Rwanda · Butare 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59563&mlon=29.74714#map=17/-2.59563/29.74714) Police station Police Station of Taba · Butare 1.1 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Butare Places mapped inside Butare in open map data, by type. - Hospitals11 - Banks5 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels22 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities10 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies13 - Restaurants13 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other cells in Ngoma Sector - Kaburemera - Matyazo - Ngoma ## Quick answers - Where is Butare?In Ngoma Sector, Huye District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Butare?Cyarwa, Duwani, Gatobotobo, Gitwa, Kabuga, Matyazo, Mpare, Ngoma, Rukira and Rwanza - What is there to see in Butare?Arboretum Office, Eglise Ste. Therese, Ethnographic Museum, Genocide-Memorial Butare - What time zone is Butare in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Butare?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Butare?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Butare?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Butare?Settlements lie between 1,690 m and 1,769 m - What is the best time to visit Butare?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Butare?Kabutare District Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Butare?BFU Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Butare?Bank of Kigali, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Butare?Rubis, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Butare?11 mapped - How many banks are in Butare?5 mapped - How many ATMs are in Butare?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Butare?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Butare?RW240901 (OCHA common operational dataset)