MUSANZE

Northern Province · RWANDA (RW) · 1.50°S / 29.63°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 201,521

Musanze is a city in Rwanda with a population of 153,368. It sits at -1.50/29.63, runs on Africa/Kigali, is 8 km from Kinigi.

Population 153,368

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Kigali

All facts

fields

Country: Rwanda
Subdivision: Northern Province
Coords: 1.50°S / 29.63°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Kinigi Northern Province 14,523 8.1 km

SW Mukingo Northern Province 15,695 9.8 km

SW Busogo Northern Province 28,264 12.1 km

SW Mukamira Western Province 19,021 19.7 km

N Kisoro Western Region 17,700 24.4 km

SW Kora Western Province 15,134 24.4 km

S Ngororero Western Province 38,823 40.1 km

NW Rutshuru North Kivu 82,680 40.5 km

NE Rubanda Western Region 22,800 41.7 km

SW Gisenyi Western Province 172,357 47.7 km

Air access

nearby

RHG

Ruhengeri Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FZNB

Katale Airport

Small airport

36.2 km

FZNC

Rutshuru Airport

Small airport

44.1 km

GYI

Gisenyi Airport

Medium airport

46.2 km

GOM

Goma International Airport

Large airport

47.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Musanze?: 153,368 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Musanze in?: Africa/Kigali.
Which country is Musanze in?: Rwanda (RW).
Which airport serves Musanze?: Ruhengeri Airport (RHG).
How far is Musanze from Kigali?: About 69 km.
Does Musanze have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Rwanda?: English and French.
What currency is used in Rwanda?: Rwanda Franc.
How many cities are in Rwanda?: 50 on record.
Which admin region is Musanze in?: Northern Province.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/201521

{
  "data": {
    "id": 201521,
    "name": "Musanze",
    "ascii_name": "Musanze",
    "country_code": "RW",
    "population": 153368,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Kigali",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -1.49984,
    "longitude": 29.63497
  }
}

Context

comparatives

10.6x the population of Kinigi.
8 km from Kinigi.
Same timezone (Africa/Kigali) as 49 other cities in Rwanda.