City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Gitesi
City population
24,859
#32
in Rwanda
#17
in Western Province
#21,214
worldwide
-2.114, 29.402 · 75 km from Kigali
About Gitesi
Gitesi is a city in Western Province, Rwanda with a population of 24,859. It is the 32nd largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 21,214th largest worldwide. It lies 75 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#17of 22
Elevation
1,869 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-2.114, 29.402
Record updated
2025-09-28
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.