# Munini Cell, Buruhukiro Sector, Nyamagabe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/munini/ Cell · Buruhukiro Sector # Munini Munini is a cell of Rwanda in Buruhukiro Sector, Nyamagabe District, Southern Province. It covers **26.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 26.0km² - 1mapped service - 2,342 mtypical elevation ## Where is Munini? Munini 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 5 other cells: [Gatare](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/gatare/gatare/), [Gifurwe](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/gifurwe/), [Kizimyamuriro](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/kizimyamuriro/), [Mukongoro](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/gatare/mukongoro/) and [Rambya](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/rambya/). By area it is the 19th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 16.6% of [Buruhukiro Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/). The centre of Munini is about 91 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.4154° S, 29.3865° 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: Munini - 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) · Kamembe53 km - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma85 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 06:03, 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 Munini Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Munini. Settlements here lie between about 2,096 m and 2,434 m above sea level (median 2,342 m). - Gatovu - Gifurwe - Kinyonza - Magumira - Matsinda - Munini - Rukwandu - Uwinzuki 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 Munini Named natural and historic features inside Munini, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Nyiragitovu - Nyirampihwe - Uwagatenga ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Musebeya · 2,387 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 Munini and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nyamagabe District, the warmest month is Sep (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jun (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 408 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 17 137 Feb 17 125 Mar 17 178 Apr 16 176 May 16 108 Jun 15 50 Jul 15 29 Aug 16 65 Sep 17 106 Oct 17 157 Nov 16 224 Dec 16 152 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Munini Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cyinyonza Health Post · Munini 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.40183&mlon=29.40778#map=17/-2.40183/29.40778) Petrol pump SP Kitabi · Kagano 13 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) School Bishyiga Secondary School · Byimana 6.7 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 38 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Munini Places mapped inside Munini 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 Buruhukiro Sector - Bushigishigi - Byimana - Gifurwe - Kizimyamuriro - Rambya ## Quick answers - Where is Munini?In Buruhukiro Sector, Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Munini?Gatare, Gifurwe, Kizimyamuriro, Mukongoro and Rambya - What time zone is Munini in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Munini?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Munini?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Munini?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Munini?Settlements lie between 2,096 m and 2,434 m - What is the highest point in Munini?Musebeya (2,387 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Munini?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Munini?Cyinyonza Health Post, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Munini?SP Kitabi, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Munini?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Munini?RW250105 (OCHA common operational dataset)