Gisenyi: facts

At a glance

• Country: Rwanda
• Region: Western Province
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 172,357
• Coordinates: 1.7028° S, 29.2564° E
• Time zone: Africa/Kigali (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Franc (RWF)
• Distance to the capital, Kigali: 93 km (58 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Goma International Airport (GOM, Democratic Republic of the Congo): 4.5 km (2.8 mi), straight line
• Kisoro Airport (KXO, Uganda): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
• Kamembe Airport (KME): 93 km (58 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
• Kora: 23 km (15 mi)
• Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo: 28 km (17 mi)
• Mukamira: 29 km (18 mi)
• Busogo: 36 km (22 mi)