Kigali
Kigali is a capital city in Rwanda with a population of about 1,132,686.
Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primate city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre. Founded in 1907 as a German administrative outpost, it served as a minor administrative centre until it became the national capital at independence in 1962, shifting the main administrative focus away from Huye.
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About Kigali
| Country | Rwanda |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 12 |
| Population | 1,132,686 |
| Local currency | RWF |
| Coordinates | -1.9500, 30.0588 |
| Time zone | Africa/Kigali |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Major city |
| Population (Rwanda) | #1 most populated in Rwanda |
| Where on Earth | 1°56′60″S · 30°3′32″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 217 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 9,802 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Eloy Alfaro (Ecuador) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 1.95, -149.94 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 3,560 km |
| Dubai | 4,061 km |
| Paris | 6,247 km |
| Moscow | 6,453 km |
| London | 6,590 km |
| Singapore | 8,209 km |