# Gifurwe Cell, Buruhukiro Sector, Nyamagabe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/gifurwe/ Cell · Buruhukiro Sector # Gifurwe Gifurwe is a cell of Rwanda in Buruhukiro Sector, Nyamagabe District, Southern Province. It covers **4.40 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.4km² - 2,130 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gifurwe? Gifurwe lies in [Buruhukiro Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/), [Nyamagabe District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 3 other cells: [Mukongoro](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/gatare/mukongoro/), [Munini](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/munini/) and [Rambya](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/rambya/). By area it is the 833rd largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 2.8% of [Buruhukiro Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/). The centre of Gifurwe is about 87 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.4122° S, 29.4275° 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 Gifurwe ### Nearby, outside Gifurwe - Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre · memorial, Remera16 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: Gifurwe - 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 - Kamembe Airport (KME) · Kamembe58 km - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma86 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:02, 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 Gifurwe Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Gifurwe. Settlements here lie between about 2,050 m and 2,291 m above sea level (median 2,130 m). - Bitaba - Kabuga - Nganzo - Nyamaberi - Ruronzi 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 Gifurwe Named natural and historic features inside Gifurwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Uwasebakungu 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 Gifurwe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nyamagabe District, the warmest month is Sep (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jun (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 196 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 18 137 Feb 18 125 Mar 18 178 Apr 17 176 May 17 108 Jun 16 50 Jul 17 29 Aug 18 65 Sep 19 106 Oct 18 157 Nov 18 224 Dec 18 152 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gifurwe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cyinyonza Health Post · Munini 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.40183&mlon=29.40778#map=17/-2.40183/29.40778) Bank Bank of Kigali · Nyanza 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.35344&mlon=29.75296#map=17/-2.35344/29.75296) Petrol pump SP Kitabi · Kagano 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.51954&mlon=29.43305#map=17/-2.51954/29.43305) Hotel Kitabi Eco-Center · Kagano 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.52554&mlon=29.41322#map=17/-2.52554/29.41322) Mall commercil center · Matyazo 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59435&mlon=29.71431#map=17/-2.59435/29.71431) School Bishyiga Secondary School · Byimana 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.42965&mlon=29.44505#map=17/-2.42965/29.44505) College Institut Supérieure Pédagogique de Gitwe · Murama 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.24480&mlon=29.68659#map=17/-2.24480/29.68659) 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 Buruhukiro Sector - Bushigishigi - Byimana - Kizimyamuriro - Munini - Rambya ## Quick answers - Where is Gifurwe?In Buruhukiro Sector, Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Gifurwe?Mukongoro, Munini and Rambya - What is there to see in Gifurwe?Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre - What time zone is Gifurwe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Gifurwe?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Gifurwe?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gifurwe?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gifurwe?Settlements lie between 2,050 m and 2,291 m - What is the best time to visit Gifurwe?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gifurwe?Cyinyonza Health Post, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gifurwe?Bank of Kigali, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gifurwe?SP Kitabi, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gifurwe?RW250103 (OCHA common operational dataset)