City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Kibuye
City population
48,024
#8
in Rwanda
#2
in Western Province
#11,848
worldwide
-2.060, 29.348 · 80 km from Kigali
About Kibuye
Kibuye is a city in Western Province, Rwanda with a population of 48,024. It is the 8th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 11,848th largest worldwide. It lies 80 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 22
Elevation
1,480 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-2.060, 29.348
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.