# Gasasa Cell, Cyahinda Sector, Nyaruguru District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/cyahinda/gasasa/ Cell · Cyahinda Sector # Gasasa Gasasa is a cell of Rwanda in Cyahinda Sector, Nyaruguru District, Southern Province. It covers **8.77 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.8km² - 1,794 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gasasa? Gasasa lies in [Cyahinda Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/cyahinda/), [Nyaruguru District](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/), [Rwanda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/). It borders 6 other cells: [Bunge](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/rusenge/bunge/), [Coko](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/cyahinda/coko/), [Cyahinda](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/cyahinda/cyahinda/), [Cyuna](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/rusenge/cyuna/), [Maraba](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/nyagisozi/maraba/) and [Nyagisozi](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/nyagisozi/nyagisozi/). By area it is the 437th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 16.5% of [Cyahinda Sector](https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/southern-province/nyaruguru/cyahinda/). The centre of Gasasa is about 99 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 2.7173° S, 29.6145° 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 Gasasa ### Nearby, outside Gasasa - Mata Tea Company Limited · monument, Murambi16 km - Genocide-Memorial Butare · memorial, Butare18 km - Arboretum Office · attraction, Butare19 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: Gasasa - 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) · Kirundo57 km - Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM) · Bujumbura75 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:02, 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 Gasasa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gasasa. - Gasasa - Kavumu 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). ## Weather in Gasasa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nyaruguru 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 Gasasa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cyahinda Health Centre · Cyahinda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.74100&mlon=29.60897#map=17/-2.74100/29.60897) Bank Ecobank · Butare 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60870&mlon=29.73718#map=17/-2.60870/29.73718) ATM Bank of Kigali · Butare 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60259&mlon=29.74172#map=17/-2.60259/29.74172) Petrol pump Rubis · Cyarwa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.61966&mlon=29.74227#map=17/-2.61966/29.74227) Hotel Palottine Sisters · Kibeho 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.65210&mlon=29.55554#map=17/-2.65210/29.55554) Mall commercil center · Matyazo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59435&mlon=29.71431#map=17/-2.59435/29.71431) School Cyahinda Secondary School · Cyahinda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.74145&mlon=29.61207#map=17/-2.74145/29.61207) College Grand Seminaire Nyakibanda · Nyakibanda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.65642&mlon=29.69438#map=17/-2.65642/29.69438) Police station Police Station of Taba · Butare 20 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. ## Other cells in Cyahinda Sector - Coko - Cyahinda - Muhambara - Rutobwe ## Quick answers - Where is Gasasa?In Cyahinda Sector, Nyaruguru District, Southern Province, Rwanda - What borders Gasasa?Bunge, Coko, Cyahinda, Cyuna, Maraba and Nyagisozi - What is there to see in Gasasa?Mata Tea Company Limited, Genocide-Memorial Butare, Arboretum Office - What time zone is Gasasa in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Gasasa?Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Gasasa?Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gasasa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gasasa?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gasasa?Cyahinda Health Centre, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gasasa?Ecobank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gasasa?Bank of Kigali, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gasasa?Rubis, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gasasa?RW230203 (OCHA common operational dataset)