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Bwanzu in the region of Northern Province is a town located in Rwanda - some 28 mi or ( 44 km ) North-West of Kigali , the country's capital .

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Local time in Bwanzu is now 12:43 AM (Sunday) . 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, Rwamagana, and Ruhinga II. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabora . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bwanzu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Gakenke District

Gakenke is a district (akarere) in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Gakenke town. The district has started implementing a building plan with demarcation for land usage and public facilities.

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Located at -1.70 29.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Northern Province, Rwanda

Ngororero District

Ngororero District is a district (akarere) in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is the town of Ngororero.

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Located at -1.87 29.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda

Ngororero

Ngororero is a town in Rwanda.

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Located at -1.87 29.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Ngororero District, Populated places in Rwanda, Western Province, Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Repubulika y'u Rwanda; French: République du Rwanda), is a sovereign state in central and east Africa. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All of Rwanda is at high elevation, with a geography dominated by mountains in the west, savanna in the east, and numerous lakes throughout the country.

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Located at -1.94 29.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Bantu countries and territories, Commonwealth republics, East Africa, English-speaking countries and territories, French-speaking countries, Landlocked countries, Least Developed Countries, Member states of La Francophonie, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Republics, Rwanda, States and territories established in 1962, Swahili-speaking countries and territories

Rwandan Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of the Tutsis by the Hutus that took place in 1994 in the East African state of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days (from the assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira on April 6 through mid-July) over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate. Estimates of the death toll have ranged from 500,000–1,000,000, or as much as 20% of the country's total population.

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Located at -1.94 29.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: 1990s in Africa, 1994 in Africa, Genocides, History of Africa, Mass murder in 1994, Massacres in Rwanda, Military scandals, Peacekeeping missions and operations involving the United Nations, Peacekeeping operations, Responsibility to protect, Rwandan Genocide, United Nations operations in Rwanda

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