# Gashorera Cell, Nyabinoni Sector, Muhanga District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/muhanga/nyabinoni/gashorera/ Cell · Nyabinoni Sector # Gashorera Gashorera is a cell of Rwanda in Nyabinoni Sector, Muhanga District, Southern Province. It covers **8.22 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.2km² - 1mapped service - 1,624 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gashorera? Gashorera lies in [Nyabinoni Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/muhanga/nyabinoni/), [Muhanga District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/muhanga/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 3 other cells: [Mbuga](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/muhanga/nyabinoni/mbuga/), [Ruhango](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/muhanga/rongi/ruhango/) and [Ryakanimba](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/muhanga/kibangu/ryakanimba/). By area it is the 491st largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 20.9% of [Nyabinoni Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/muhanga/nyabinoni/). The centre of Gashorera is about 44 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 1.8049° S, 29.6893° 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). ## Know before you go: Gashorera - 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 - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma52 km - Kigali International Airport (KGL) · Kigali53 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:00, sunset around 18:01). 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 Gashorera Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gashorera. - Shaki 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 Gashorera Named natural and historic features inside Gashorera, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Migezibili - Rububura - Rusasa 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 Gashorera and the best time to visit Using the climate of Muhanga District, the warmest month is Feb (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jun (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 151 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,291 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (178 mm) and the driest Jul (31 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 96 Feb 22 102 Mar 21 153 Apr 21 178 May 20 139 Jun 20 50 Jul 20 31 Aug 21 56 Sep 22 88 Oct 21 129 Nov 20 160 Dec 21 109 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gashorera Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gashorera Health Centre · Gashorera 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.81088&mlon=29.67579#map=17/-1.81088/29.67579) Bank Bank of Kigali · Gahogo 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.08436&mlon=29.75104#map=17/-2.08436/29.75104) Petrol pump Kabaya Petroleum Station · Kabaya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.74344&mlon=29.54261#map=17/-1.74344/29.54261) Hotel Mukamira Guest House · Rubaya 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59130&mlon=29.52140#map=17/-1.59130/29.52140) School Communautaire de Rucano - ESECOM Rucano Secondary School · Gatega 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.77598&mlon=29.61264#map=17/-1.77598/29.61264) College Petit Seminaire Saint Leon Kabgayi · Gahogo 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.09733&mlon=29.75502#map=17/-2.09733/29.75502) Police station Muhanga Prison · Ruli 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.08060&mlon=29.76392#map=17/-2.08060/29.76392) 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 Gashorera Places mapped inside Gashorera in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Nyabinoni Sector - Masangano - Mbuga - Muvumba - Nyarusozi ## Quick answers - Where is Gashorera?In Nyabinoni Sector, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Gashorera?Mbuga, Ruhango and Ryakanimba - What time zone is Gashorera in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Gashorera?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Gashorera?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gashorera?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gashorera?December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gashorera?Gashorera Health Centre, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gashorera?Bank of Kigali, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gashorera?Kabaya Petroleum Station, about 18 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Gashorera?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Gashorera?RW270701 (OCHA common operational dataset)