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paysage du Rwanda (région de Gitarama)
Gitarama City Centre
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Gitarama

Southern Province, Rwanda · Africa

About Gitarama

Gitarama sits on the route: 15 minutes from Muhanga, 45km from Karongi (Kibuye), Lake Kivu.

Gitarama is in Southern Province, Rwanda, with about 88,000 people. The nearest town is Muhanga, about 8 km away.

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Within an hour or so of Gitarama: Karongi (Kibuye), Lake Kivu (45 km).

Where is Gitarama?

Gitarama is in Southern Province, Rwanda, about 8 km from Muhanga.

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Quick Information

Population
87,613
Continent
Africa
Country
Rwanda
Region
Southern Province
Timezone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-2.0744, 29.7567

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AfricaRwandaSouthern ProvinceTown

Worth the detour from Gitarama

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

scenic viewpoint

Karongi (Kibuye), Lake Kivu

A town on a green peninsula of Lake Kivu, the base for the lakeside stretch of the Congo Nile Trail. The road north to Gisenyi twists through steep tea and banana terraces above the water.

45 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Gitarama

  • 45 kmKarongi (Kibuye), Lake KivuA town on a green peninsula of Lake Kivu, the base for the lakeside stretch of the Congo Nile Trail. The road north to Gisenyi twists through steep tea and banana terraces above the water.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Gitarama.

Muhanga

🇷🇼 Rwanda

8 km awayPop. 82,797

Nyanza

🇷🇼 Rwanda

31 km awayPop. 32,016

Gikongoro

🇷🇼 Rwanda

48 km awayPop. 21,029

Ndera

🇷🇼 Rwanda

48 km awayPop. 41,764

Goma

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo

74 km awayPop. 432,587

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