City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Rwamagana
City population
47,203
#9
in Rwanda
#2
in Eastern Province
#12,056
worldwide
-1.949, 30.435 · 42 km from Kigali
About Rwamagana
Rwamagana is a city in Eastern Province, Rwanda with a population of 47,203. It is the 9th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 12,056th largest worldwide. It lies 42 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 7
Elevation
1,537 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-1.949, 30.435
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.