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.