City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Nzega
City population
33,832
#18
in Rwanda
#4
in Southern Province
#16,208
worldwide
-2.479, 29.556 · 81 km from Kigali
About Nzega
Nzega is a city in Southern Province, Rwanda with a population of 33,832. It is the 18th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 16,208th largest worldwide. It lies 81 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 9
Elevation
1,993 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-2.479, 29.556
Record updated
2026-04-19
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.