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Muhanga

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Also known as Gitarama

thumb|People in Muhanga District thumb|Omega Express in South Rwanda Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province. The city is situated above sea level.

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Place details

Locality
Nyamabuye
Region
Southern Province
Country
Rwanda
Population
87,613
Timezone
Africa/Kigali

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

66US AQIModerate
PM2.5
28.0 µg/m³
PM10
28.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Muhanga City
Settlement.other_name
Gitarama
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
GitaramaCityCropped.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Central Muhanga
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Rwanda
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bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Rwanda
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Rwanda
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southern Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Muhanga District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Sectors
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Nyamabuye and Shyogwe
Settlement.subdivision_type4
City

via Wikipedia infobox

Travel guide

Get in

You can go from Kigali to Muhanga by bus, taxi or a hired car. The bus is cheapest but slowest.

From Nyabugogo Bus Station of Kigali to Muhanga Bus Station is 1h 30' driving, and one-way cost for a bus ticket is 1700 Rwf. Bus companies serving this route are Volcano Express and Horizon Express.

Get around

Motorcyle taxis (motos) are the most popular and fastest way to get around town. Matatus/city buses (minibuses) provide major routes throughout the city and are the cheapest way to get around. The minibus in Rwanda is one of the best forms of transport in East Africa. Most of the buses are still new and are maintained well. car rental taxis Taxis are mainly of two types in Rwanda as a country - those operated by individuals (usually with some form of yellow stripe on the vehicle) and more professorially run services operated by a single large operator.

Do

Mining District

Adiministration

Edications

Buy

Muhanga has positioned itself as the first merchandise in the southern province in line with the government's plan of developing secondary cities .

Muhanga main Market Lumina supermarket Le voisin Supermerket thumb|433x433px|Muhanga City the Side of Gahogo CellNelis Supermerket

Eat

Restaurent Tranquilite Gisubizo Restaurent Bismillah Restaurent

Sleep

Hotel saint- Andre Jangwe Lodge AZIZI Life Hostel

Connect

MTN Rwanda Internet & calls

Airtel Rwanda Internet & Calls

Radio BBC

Radio

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~3 min read

Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • Amenities
  • Population
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References

thumb|People in Muhanga District thumb|Omega Express in South Rwanda Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province. The city is situated above sea level.

Though officially part of the Southern Province, Muhanga is geographically located in central Rwanda, approximately by road southwest of Kigali, Rwanda's capital and largest city. This location lies approximately , north of Kibeho, in Nyaruguru District, the southernmost district in Southern Province. The provincial headquarters at Nyanza in Nyanza District lie about , by road, directly south of Muhanga.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Muhanga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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On the map

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