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Discover Mbasa in Rwanda

Mbasa in the region of Southern Province is a town located in Rwanda - some 56 mi or ( 90 km ) South-West of Kigali , the country's capital .

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Local time in Mbasa is now 04:00 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Ngoma, and Nzega. 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 Mbasa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Vision Rwanda-2012

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Rwanda vision 2012-02

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Nana & Pop Pop child ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 2 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 5 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 5 km away
Tags: Marian apparitions, Marian shrines

Mount Huye

Mount Huye is a mountain located near to the city of Butare in southern Rwanda. It is connected by a ridge to Nyungwe Forest to the west, and is on the outer edges of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. The mountain is an important source of mineral water, supplying both the Huye bottled water brand sold throughout Rwanda and the nearby Maraba fair trade coffee plant, whose washing station receives Huye water via a pipeline built using ACDI/VOCA funding in 2002.

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Located at -2.57 29.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Butare, Mountains of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda

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 9 km away
Tags: Agriculture in Rwanda, Alternative trading organizations, Coffee brands, Economy of Rwanda