# Rugogwe Cell, Uwinkingi Sector, Nyamagabe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/uwinkingi/rugogwe/ Cell · Uwinkingi Sector # Rugogwe Rugogwe is a cell of Rwanda in Uwinkingi Sector, Nyamagabe District, Southern Province. It covers **56.4 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 56.4km² - 2,300 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rugogwe? Rugogwe lies in [Uwinkingi Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/uwinkingi/), [Nyamagabe District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 4 other cells: [Bigumira](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/uwinkingi/bigumira/), [Kagano](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/kitabi/kagano/), [Kibyagira](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/uwinkingi/kibyagira/) and [Kizimyamuriro](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/buruhukiro/kizimyamuriro/). By area it is the 4th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 62.3% of [Uwinkingi Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyamagabe/uwinkingi/). The centre of Rugogwe is about 98 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.5030° S, 29.3759° 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: Rugogwe - 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) · Kamembe52 km - Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM) · Bujumbura92 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 Rugogwe Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Rugogwe. Settlements here lie between about 2,127 m and 2,300 m above sea level (median 2,300 m). - Gakoko - Mabende - Mwishogwe - Rugogwe 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 Rugogwe Named natural and historic features inside Rugogwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Muruhondo - Nyiramugali - Rubyiro ### Hills and mountains 5 hills; 1 peak. - Mushabarara · 2,541 m - Ruhonge · 2,527 m - Ruhondo · 2,434 m - Nyirabisura · 2,419 m - Kinombe · 2,358 m - Rasaniro · 2,343 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Maraba 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 Rugogwe 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 366 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 16 29 Aug 17 65 Sep 17 106 Oct 17 157 Nov 16 224 Dec 17 152 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rugogwe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kitabi Health Centre · Kagano 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.52111&mlon=29.42729#map=17/-2.52111/29.42729) Petrol pump SP Kitabi · Kagano 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.51954&mlon=29.43305#map=17/-2.51954/29.43305) Hotel Nyungwe Nziza Ecolodge · Kagano 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.53085&mlon=29.40834#map=17/-2.53085/29.40834) School Bishyiga Secondary School · Byimana 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.42965&mlon=29.44505#map=17/-2.42965/29.44505) College Grand Seminaire Nyakibanda · Nyakibanda 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.65642&mlon=29.69438#map=17/-2.65642/29.69438) 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 Uwinkingi Sector - Bigumira - Gahira - Kibyagira - Mudasomwa - Munyege ## Quick answers - Where is Rugogwe?In Uwinkingi Sector, Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Rugogwe?Bigumira, Kagano, Kibyagira and Kizimyamuriro - What time zone is Rugogwe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Rugogwe?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Rugogwe?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rugogwe?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rugogwe?Settlements lie between 2,127 m and 2,300 m - What is the highest point in Rugogwe?Mushabarara (2,541 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rugogwe?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rugogwe?Kitabi Health Centre, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rugogwe?SP Kitabi, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rugogwe?RW251706 (OCHA common operational dataset)