Butare Town
Location
Butare Town located in the Southern Province of Rwanda in Huye District has a population of 77,000. It was the formal capital of Rwanda before Kigali became the capital city.
The town has a number of attractions which includes the following;
- Murambi Genocide Memorial Center
- Nyungwe National Park is near the town.
- National Museum of Rwanda which is known to have probably the finest ethnographic collection in the whole of East Africa.
- Kabgayi Church Museum is located 3 km from Gitarama along Butare Road.
- National University of Rwanda .
- Nyakibanda Seminary located within 3 kilometers from the town.
- Rwandan National Institute of Scientific Researsch is located at within 5 kilometers from Butare Town.
- Groupe Scolaire is the largest secondary school in Rwanda located in Butare.
Academic and education establishments
The town has the following academic establishments;
- National University of Rwanda .
- Nyakibanda Seminary located within 3 kilometers from the town.
- Rwandan National Institute of Scientific Researsch is located at within 5 kilometers from Butare Town.
- Groupe Scolaire is the largest secondary school in Rwanda located in Butare.
Transportation
- The Town is served by Butare Airport and a small civilian airport administered by the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority.
- The town is connected to Kigali by a good tarmac road network.