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Explore Ruyumba in Rwanda

Ruyumba in the region of Southern Province is a town in Rwanda - some 13 mi or ( 21 km ) South-West of Kigali , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ruyumba is now 08:47 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Kigali " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mwanza, Musoma, Kigoma, Rwamagana, and Rutobwe. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mwanza . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ruyumba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Trash Ball - Rwanda Orphaned Street Kids Turned Soccer Stars

2:34 min by MindshiftMediaOnline
Views: 2483 Rating: 4.75

"Trash Ball", A Story of Faith and Hope, From the Streets to the Stadium. This film follows the journey of 7 street kid's living on the street's of Kibuye, Rwanda for the past 10+ years. The Peace Pla ..

rwandan soccer documentary

0:59 min by jonweiman
Views: 1078 Rating: 5.00

A Generation After Genocide is a documentary that explores the lives of children who lost their parents as a result of the 1994 Genocide. The film looks at how soccer has played a role in the reconcil ..


Brit sreams as Silverback gorilla charges I swallow my heart!! HappiTravels.com

1:01 min by HappiTravels
Views: 509 Rating: 0.00

I swallow my heart as a Silverback gorilla rushes out of the brush. A British woman in our group screams and nearly gets us all killed! ..

Rwanda / Mountain Gorillas

6:27 min by rossandvivi
Views: 343 Rating: 0.00

Our trip to Rwanda to see the mountain gorillas and the golden monkeys. Ross & Vivi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kamonyi District

Kamonyi is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kamonyi, also sometimes known as Rukoma.

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Located at -2.00 29.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda

Akanyaru River

The Akanyaru River is the main tributary of the Nyabarongo River. It rises in the western highlands of Rwanda and Burundi, flows east and then north along the border between those countries before joining the Nyabarongo River. The lower stretches contain important but unprotected wetlands, which are under threat from human activity.

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Located at -2.08 30.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Rivers of Rwanda

Geography of Rwanda

At 26,338 square kilometres, Rwanda is the world's 149th-largest country. It is comparable in size to Haiti or the state of Maryland in the United States. The entire country is at a high altitude: the lowest point is the Rusizi River at 950 metres above sea level. Rwanda is located in Central/Eastern Africa, and is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, and Burundi to the south.

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Located at -2.00 30.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Geography of Central Africa, Geography of 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 14 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 14 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