Southern Province, Rwanda · Africa
Muhanga sits on the route: 15 minutes from Gitarama, 40km from Karongi (Kibuye), Lake Kivu.
Muhanga is in Southern Province, Rwanda, with about 83,000 people. The nearest town is Gitarama, about 8 km away.
Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province. The city is situated 5,945 feet (1,812 m) above sea level.
Though officially part of the Southern Province, Muhanga is geographically located in central Rwanda, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) by roadRead more
southwest of Kigali, Rwanda's capital and largest city. This location lies approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi), north of Kibeho, in Nyaruguru District, the southernmost district in Southern Province. The provincial headquarters at Nyanza in Nyanza District lie about 40 kilometres (25 mi), by road, directly south of Muhanga.
The city is known as an industrial and minerals processing hub in Rwanda, and is one of three satellite cities in the country. As one of Rwanda's largest cities and its close proximity to Kigali, it is a popular secondary city and target of the government's regional growth strategy.
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Within an hour or so of Muhanga: Karongi (Kibuye), Lake Kivu (40 km).
Muhanga is in Southern Province, Rwanda, about 8 km from Gitarama.
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A town on a green peninsula of Lake Kivu, the base for the lakeside stretch of the Congo Nile Trail. The road north to Gisenyi twists through steep tea and banana terraces above the water.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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