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Shangi
City population
28,064
#28
in Rwanda
#14
in Western Province
#19,119
worldwide
-2.404, 29.006 · 127 km from Kigali
About Shangi
Shangi is a city in Western Province, Rwanda with a population of 28,064. It is the 28th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 19,119th largest worldwide. It lies 127 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#14of 22
Elevation
1,628 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-2.404, 29.006
Record updated
2026-04-07
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.