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Karaba
Southernvillage
Demographic figures from NISR Rwanda. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Karaba sits in Southern, Rwanda and is identified as a village. The settlement sits at -2.430°, 29.602°, a equatorial location in the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,842 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves271
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves214
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves206
- Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi Sharpe, 1892 · Aves205
- Augur BuzzardButeo augur (Ruppell, 1836) · Aves200
- Arnot's ChatPentholaea arnotti (Tristram, 1869) · Aves195
- Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves179
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves163
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2025-11-0110 km ESE of Cyangugu, Rwanda
- M 4.3 — 2025-04-0527 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda
- M 4.5 — 2025-01-0419 km W of Bubanza, Burundi
- M 4.5 — 2023-09-2416 km NNW of Nzega, Rwanda
- M 4.4 — 2023-07-0734 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda
- M 4.5 — 2021-09-0737 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Southern
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org