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Explore Mwezi in Rwanda

Mwezi in the region of Western Province is a town in Rwanda - some 81 mi or ( 131 km ) South-West of Kigali , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Mwezi is now 01:31 PM (Sunday) . 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: Tabora, Mwanza, Kigoma, Kigali, and Kamembe. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tabora . 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 Mwezi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Narcis, Nyungwe Park Guide and his Olympus Binoculars

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Narcis is a guide and birding expert for Nyungwe National Park in southern Rwanda. He uses Olympus binoculars for spotting some of the 278 bird species in the Park. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bugarama

Bugarama is a town in western Rwanda.

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Located at -2.61 29.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rwanda, Rusizi District, Western Province, Rwanda

Kamembe Airport

Kamembe International Airport is an airport near Cyangugu and Kamembe in Rwanda. RwandAir operates 13 weekly flights to and from Kigali, with a Dash 8-100. The airport receives others flights from Tanzania, Uganda and DR Congo. Early in 2010, the Rwanda Gouvernement announced that Kamembe will be modernised.

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Located at -2.46 28.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Airports in Rwanda, Cyangugu, Western Province, Rwanda

Cyangugu Province

Cyangugu Province is one of the 12 former provinces of Rwanda. It is now part of the Western Province. It shares border with Bukavu,a town located in East of the Democratic Republic of Congo).

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Located at -2.48 28.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Former provinces of Rwanda, States and territories disestablished in 2006

Rusizi District

Rusizi is a district (akarere) in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Cyangugu, the major city of the Rwandan south-west and the district contains large parts of the former Cyangugu Province.

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Located at -2.48 28.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Rusizi District

Bukunzi

Bukunzi, also known as Mbirizi, was a small kingdom located in the extreme southwest of what is now Rwanda. The kings of Bukunzi were renowned throughout the region for the legendary control of the rain. Located east of the Ruzizi River, Bukunzi was apparently founded by members of the Shi royal family, who fled into political exile following a family dispute. Luhwinja, another small polity, is thought to have emerged from Bukunzi.

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Located at -2.48 28.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1925 disestablishments, Former monarchies of Africa, Geography of Rwanda, Rwandan monarchy