Kigali

Rwanda · Kigali City

Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primate city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre. Founded in 1907 as a German administrative outpost, it served as a minor administrative centre until it became the national capital at independence in 1962, shifting the main administrative focus away from Huye.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC+2 · 8 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

Kigali City

On the map

1.94° S, 30.06° E

Near Kigali

• Ruhengeri · 69 km away
• Kinigi · 76 km away
• Kabale · 79 km away
• Kibuye · 80 km away
• Butare · 81 km away
• Kisoro · 84 km away

More of Rwanda

Explore Rwanda · Butare · Gisenyi · Ruhengeri · Kibuye · Kinigi

Where to stay

Kim Hotel

10/10 · 50 reviews

Gorillas Golf Hotel

10/10 · 24 reviews

Century Park Hotel & Residences

9.8/10 · 128 reviews

High Ground Villa Ltd

9.8/10 · 63 reviews

White Lantana Apartments

9.7/10 · 12 reviews

Supreme Villa

9.5/10 · 30 reviews

Four Points by Sheraton Kigali

9.4/10 · 605 reviews

Mythos Boutique Hotel

9.4/10 · 327 reviews

Villa Asimba

9.3/10 · 117 reviews

All Inn Lodge

9.3/10 · 89 reviews