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Nyakizu Destination Guide

Discover Nyakizu in Rwanda

Nyakizu in the region of Southern Province is a town located in Rwanda - some 63 mi or ( 101 km ) South-West of Kigali , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Nyakizu

Local time in Nyakizu is now 07:45 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Kigali " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabora, Mwanza, Kigoma, Rusagara, and Runyinya. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabora . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Nyakizu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bishop Nathan Gasaturu brings greetings from the Diocese of Butare in Rwanda

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Bishop Nathan shares about the amazing convention they had where God powerfully renewed them ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Nyaruguru District

Nyaruguru is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kibeho, a pilgrimage site of the Catholic Church.

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Located at -2.70 29.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda

Southern Province, Rwanda

Southern Province is one of Rwanda's five provinces. It was created in early January 2006 as part of a government decentralization program that re-organized the country's local government structures. Southern Province comprises the former provinces of Gikongoro, Gitarama, and Butare, and is divided into the districts of Butare, Gatagara, Gikongoro, Gisagara, Gitarama, Kamonyi, Nyanza, and Nyaruguru. The capital city of Southern Province is Nyanza.

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Located at -2.62 29.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Provinces of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda, States and territories established in 2006

Kibeho

Kibeho is a small town in south Rwanda, which became known outside of that country because of reported apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ occurring between 1981 and 1989.

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Located at -2.63 29.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Marian apparitions, Pallottines, Populated places in Rwanda

Our Lady of Kibeho

Our Lady of Kibeho is the name given to Marian apparitions concerning several adolescents, in the 1980s in Kibeho, south-western Rwanda. The apparitions communicated various messages to the schoolchildren, including an apocalyptic vision of Rwanda descending into violence and hatred, possibly foretelling the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. In 2001, the local bishop of Catholic Church officially recognised the visions of three schoolchildren as authentic.

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Located at -2.63 29.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Marian apparitions, Marian shrines

Maraba coffee

Maraba coffee (Kinyarwanda: Ikawa ya Maraba; French: Café de Maraba) is grown in the Maraba area of southern Rwanda. Maraba's coffee plants are the Bourbon variety of the Coffea arabica species and are grown on fertile volcanic soils on high-altitude hills. The fruit is handpicked, mostly during the rainy season between March and May, and brought to a washing station in Maraba, where the coffee beans are extracted and dried. At several stages, the beans are sorted according to quality.

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Located at -2.58 29.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Agriculture in Rwanda, Alternative trading organizations, Coffee brands, Economy of Rwanda