BUTARE

Southern Province · RWANDA (RW) · 2.60°S / 29.74°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 203,112

Butare is a city in Rwanda with a population of 62,823. It sits at -2.60/29.74, runs on Africa/Kigali, is 23 km from Gikongoro.

Population 62,823

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Kigali

All facts

fields

Country: Rwanda
Subdivision: Southern Province
Coords: 2.60°S / 29.74°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

NW Gikongoro Southern Province 21,029 23.5 km

NW Nzega Southern Province 33,832 24.2 km

N Nyanza Southern Province 32,016 27.1 km

S Ngozi Ngozi 61,716 35.8 km

S Kayanza Kayanza 33,682 38.0 km

E Kirundo Kirundo 15,511 39.7 km

N Ruhango Southern Province 21,478 41.5 km

NE Ruhuha Eastern Province 5,842 47.4 km

Air access

nearby

BTQ

Butare Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

KRE

Kirundo Airport

Small airport

39.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Butare?: 62,823 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Butare in?: Africa/Kigali.
Which country is Butare in?: Rwanda (RW).
Which airport serves Butare?: Butare Airport (BTQ).
How far is Butare from Kigali?: About 80 km.
Does Butare have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Rwanda?: English and French.
What currency is used in Rwanda?: Rwanda Franc.
How many cities are in Rwanda?: 50 on record.
Which admin region is Butare in?: Southern Province.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/203112

{
  "data": {
    "id": 203112,
    "name": "Butare",
    "ascii_name": "Butare",
    "country_code": "RW",
    "population": 62823,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Kigali",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -2.59667,
    "longitude": 29.73944
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.0x the population of Gikongoro.
23 km from Gikongoro.
Same timezone (Africa/Kigali) as 49 other cities in Rwanda.