Huye District
Tumba
Gitwa

Tumba

Tumba is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 1,773 metres. Tumba is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Butare and Butare Airport.

Church
Photo: Rytc, CC BY 3.0.
The Our Lady of Wisdom or simply Cathedral of Butare, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of , in the southern part of the African country of . is situated 2½ km north of Tumba.

Aerodrome
is an airport in , . It is also known as Huye Airstrip. is situated 4 km north of Tumba.

Stadium
Photo: Claude Nizeyimana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Mukura Victory Sports FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people. is situated 3½ km north of Tumba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Butare.

Photo: Pierre Galinier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Huye, is the third largest city of , located in the south. is the capital of district. It is said to have about 50,000 inhabitants.

Tumba

Latitude
-2.6297° or 2° 37′ 47″ south
Longitude
29.738° or 29° 44′ 17″ east
Elevation
1,773 metres (5,817 feet)
Open location code
6G9F9PCQ+45
Geo­Names ID
201379
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