Butare: facts

At a glance

• Country: Rwanda
• Region: Southern Province
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 62,823
• Coordinates: 2.5967° S, 29.7394° E
• Time zone: Africa/Kigali (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Franc (RWF)
• Distance to the capital, Kigali: 80 km (50 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kirundo Airport (KRE, Burundi): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Kigali International Airport (KGL): 83 km (51 mi), straight line
• Gitega Airport (GID, Burundi): 93 km (58 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tumba: 3.7 km (2.3 mi)
• Sovu: 5.9 km (3.6 mi)
• Save: 7.0 km (4.3 mi)
• Zivu: 9.2 km (5.7 mi)
• Simbi: 12 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kigali, 80 km (50 mi)