City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Butare
City population
62,823
#7
in Rwanda
#3
in Southern Province
#9,174
worldwide
-2.597, 29.739 · 80 km from Kigali
About Butare
Butare is a city in Southern Province, Rwanda with a population of 62,823. It is the 7th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 9,174th largest worldwide. It lies 80 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 9
Coordinates
-2.597, 29.739
Record updated
1 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 45 in RwandaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.