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Shanja Destination Guide

Explore Shanja in Rwanda

Shanja in the region of Northern Province is a place in Rwanda - some 33 mi or ( 53 km ) North of Kigali , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Shanja

Time in Shanja is now 03:43 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Kigali " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mwanza, Musoma, Kigoma, Rwamagana, and Miyove. Since you are here already, consider visiting Mwanza . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Shanja ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Uganda Ruanda by stefan schmid imaginero

7:48 min by Stefan Murpiraten
Views: 1459 Rating: 5.00

cloud musoni a porter in a hotel in kigali told us he wonna compose a song for us, coming back from kivu region he had this song, i added some finer images on eva ursprung´s and my trash research tour ..

Dancing Village Children

0:53 min by Mark Hershberger
Views: 684 Rating: 0.00

These are some children from the village on the edge of the volcano lake doing a traditional Rwandan Dance. ..


Africagrandpa2011

3:52 min by saqua1475
Views: 485 Rating: 5.00

Missions trip to Uganda. Bill Brown, John Brown, Jacobo Mondragon, Ray Stokes and Pastor Pepe Uganda East Africa ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Northern Province, Rwanda

Northern 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. Northern Province comprises most of the former provinces of Ruhengeri and Byumba, along with northern portions of Kigali Rural. It is divided into the districts of Burera, Gicumbi, Gakenke, Musanze, and Rulindo. The capital city of Northern Province is Musanze.

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Located at -1.57 29.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Northern Province, Rwanda, Provinces of Rwanda, States and territories established in 2006

Katuna

For the nearby town in Rwanda, see Gatuna. GatunaKatuna —  Town  — Katuna is located in UgandaGatunaGatuna Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:01|25|48|S|30|01|03|E|type:city_region:UG | |name= }} Country Uganda Region Western Uganda Sub-region Kigezi sub-region District Kabale District Elevation 1,825 m Katuna is a town in Kabale District of Uganda at the border with Rwanda. In Kinyarwanda language the town is called Gatuna.

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Located at -1.43 30.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Geography of Uganda, Kabale District, Populated places in Uganda, Rwanda–Uganda border crossings

Gatuna

The nearby town in Uganda is called Katuna. Gatuna Gatuna is located in RwandaGatunaGatuna Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:01|26|06|S|30|01|16|E|type:city_region:RW | |name= }} Country 25px Rwanda Province Northern Province District Burera District Government  • Mayor Elevation Bad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 5,971.1286089239 | 1-3 }} ft (1,820 m) Gatuna is a town in northern Rwanda.

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Located at -1.43 30.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Burera District, Northern Province, Rwanda, Populated places in Rwanda, Rwanda–Uganda border crossings

Nyagatare

Nyagatare is a town in Rwanda.

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Located at -1.43 30.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Eastern Province, Rwanda, Nyagatare District, Populated places in Rwanda

Burera District

Burera is a district (akarere) in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Cyeru.

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Located at -1.49 29.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Burera District, Districts of Rwanda, Northern Province, Rwanda