Musanze

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Musanze

Land area530 km²

Coordinates-1.50°, 29.64°

Demographic figures from NISR Rwanda. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Musanze is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Its capital city is Ruhengeri.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

C

Callixte Mbarushimana

Rwandan accused of Genocide

D

Déogratias Nsabimana

Rwandan military officer

V

Vincent Nsengiyumva

Archbishop of Kigali (1936-1994)

Augustin Ahimana

Anglican Bishop

J

John Rucyahana

Anglican Bishop

N

Nelson Makengo

Congolese director, filmmaker and photographer

Balthazar Bicamumpaka

Rwandan politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern

• Rusaki
  3.8 mi away
• Nkotsi
  4 mi away
• Mugataraga
  4.3 mi away
• Rusanze
  4.9 mi away
• Busogo
  5.6 mi away
• Muyaba Azira
  7.1 mi away
• Akamanyana
  7.7 mi away
• Kivuruga
  10.4 mi away
• Minazi
  19.4 mi away
• Rwankuba
  23.6 mi away
• Va
  25.6 mi away
• Kinini Village
  27.3 mi away

Browse all places in Northern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Coarse Chameleon

Trioceros rudis

Seen 2026-09-14

African Clouded Yellow

Colias electo

Seen 2026-09-10

Labeobarbus platystomus

Labeobarbus platystomus

Seen 2026-09-04

Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Seen 2026-08-29

Mountain Gorilla

Gorilla beringei beringei

Seen 2026-08-28

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

Melaenornis fischeri

Seen 2026-08-25

Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Seen 2026-08-25

Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

Seen 2026-08-25

Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Seen 2026-08-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).