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Rugarama
Southernvillage
Demographic figures from NISR Rwanda. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Southern, Rwanda, Rugarama stands as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Rugarama maps to -2.467°, 29.756° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,842 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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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 · Aves83
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves60
- Arnot's ChatPentholaea arnotti (Tristram, 1869) · Aves59
- HamerkopScopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 · Aves57
- Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves54
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves48
- Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves47
- Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves47
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 — 2021-05-2714 km E of Gisenyi, 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