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"'Muhanga"' (formerly Gitarama; renamed in 2006) is a city in the Southern Province of Rwanda, in the Muhanga District. It is physically closer to the centre of the country, about 45 kilometers (28 mi) southwest of Kigali at an elevation of about 1,800 metres (6,000 feet).

Understand

In addition to being a city, Muhanga is also one of the eight districts that make up the Southern Province.

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 1030 Rwf. Bus companies serving this route are Volcano Express and Horizon Express.

Get around

Map
Map of Muhanga
  • 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.

See

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
  • Muhanga City the Side of Gahogo Cell
    Nelis Supermerket

Eat

  • Restaurent Tranquilite
  • Gisubizo Restaurent
  • Bismillah Restaurent

Drink

Bar chez Vincent

Plateau Bar

Sleep

  • Hotel saint- Andre Kabgayi[dead link]
  • Splendid Hotel
  • Mater Dei Motel
  • Jangwe Lodge
  • AZIZI Life Hostel
  • Ururabo Guest house
  • Rufradu Hotel1
  • 1 Sifa Guest house.
  • 2 Lodge De Muhanga.
  • 3 RINGUYENEZA House.

Connect

MTN Rwanda Internet & calls

Airtel Rwanda Internet & Calls

Radio BBC

Radio

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