Butare
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Butare is a city in southern Rwanda that became a significant site of massacres and atrocities during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butare canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | urban center in Huye District ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Southern Province administrative division ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1750 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| event | 1994 Rwandan genocide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Astrida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | local government of Huye District ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Huye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | important cultural center in Rwanda ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole | major university town of Rwanda ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
churches
ⓘ
hospitals ⓘ markets ⓘ secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | former colonial administrative center under Belgian rule ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
National Museum of Rwanda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National University of Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Kigali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCountry |
Burundi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | predominantly Rwandan population ⓘ |
| hasTransport | regional road network ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | mass killings of Tutsi in 1994 ⓘ |
| knownFor | site of massacres during the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Kinyarwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Huye District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Province, Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Rwanda ⓘ |
| partOf | Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roadConnection | connected by road to Kigali ⓘ |
| roleDuringEvent | major site of atrocities in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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