-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Rwanda »
- Southern Province » Takwe
Takwe Destination Guide
Discover Takwe in Rwanda
Takwe in the region of Southern Province is a town located in Rwanda - some 20 mi or ( 32 km ) West of Kigali , the country's capital .
Local time in Takwe is now 02:40 PM (Saturday) . 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 Nyamirembe. 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 Takwe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Rwanda - A saturday in Kigali - 2011
Visit to my homeland in 2011 - Rwanda Visite à mon pays natale en 2011 - Rwanda Bezoek aan mijn geboorteland in 2011 - Rwanda ..
rwandan soccer documentary
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 ..
Rubirizi students Perform in Kigali Rwanda
At Rubirizi Primary School in Rwanda, students perform a traditional dance with singing. Filmed February 2007 ..
Outdoor Church Singing Rwanda
We finished our long trek through the mountains in search of gorillas and arrived back to our vehicle to find a church service in progress. The choir is singing in the front, the ladies are sitting on ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Gitarama
Gitarama is a city in Rwanda.
Located at -2.08 29.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Muhanga District
Muhanga is a district (akarere) in Rwanda. Its administrative centre is located in the city of Gitarama.
Located at -2.08 29.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Kamonyi District
Kamonyi is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kamonyi, also sometimes known as Rukoma.
Located at -2.00 29.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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.
Located at -1.94 29.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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.
Located at -1.94 29.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.