City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Nyanza
City population
32,016
#21
in Rwanda
#5
in Southern Province
#17,027
worldwide
-2.352, 29.751 · 56 km from Kigali
About Nyanza
Nyanza is a city in Southern Province, Rwanda with a population of 32,016. It is the 21st largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 17,027th largest worldwide. It lies 56 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 9
Elevation
1,792 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-2.352, 29.751
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.