Gihombo: facts

At a glance

• Country: Rwanda
• Region: Western Province
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 29,843
• Coordinates: 2.2190° S, 29.2343° E
• Time zone: Africa/Kigali (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Franc (RWF)
• Distance to the capital, Kigali: 96 km (60 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kamembe Airport (KME): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Goma International Airport (GOM, Democratic Republic of the Congo): 61 km (38 mi), straight line
• Kirundo Airport (KRE, Burundi): 102 km (64 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kirimbi: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Mahembe: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
• Shya: 8.3 km (5.2 mi)
• Macuba: 9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Karambi: 11 km (7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bukavu, 53 km (33 mi)