City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Musanze
City population
153,368
#3
in Rwanda
#1
in Northern Province
#3,712
worldwide
-1.500, 29.635 · 69 km from Kigali
About Musanze
Musanze is a city in Northern Province, Rwanda with a population of 153,368. It is the 3rd largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 3,712th largest worldwide. It lies 69 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
1,849 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-1.500, 29.635
Record updated
2025-11-01
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.