City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Nyagatare
City population
100,000
#4
in Rwanda
#1
in Eastern Province
#5,756
worldwide
-1.295, 30.323 · 78 km from Kigali
About Nyagatare
Nyagatare is a city in Eastern Province, Rwanda with a population of 100,000. It is the 4th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 5,756th largest worldwide. It lies 78 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
1,342 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-1.295, 30.323
Record updated
2025-07-14
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.