RWANDA

Republic of Rwanda · RW / RWA / 646

ISO 3166-1 RWA · 646

Rwanda is a eastern africa country in Africa. It has a population of 12,301,939, uses RWF, speaks English, French, and Kinyarwanda.

Population 12,301,939

Area (km²) 26,338

Capital Kigali

Region Eastern Africa

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ISO alpha-3: RWA
ISO numeric: 646
Calling code: +250
TLD: .rw
Driving side: —
Currencies: RWF
Languages: eng, fra, kin
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇷🇼

Cities

top 50 by population

Kigali Kigali 1,132,686

Gisenyi Western Province 172,357

Musanze Northern Province 153,368

Nyagatare Eastern Province 100,000

Gitarama Southern Province 87,613

Muhanga Southern Province 82,797

Butare Southern Province 62,823

Kibuye Western Province 48,024

Rwamagana Eastern Province 47,203

Kibungo Eastern Province 46,240

Cyangugu Western Province 43,866

Shyorongi Northern Province 43,744

Byumba Northern Province 43,134

Ndera Kigali 41,764

Kirambo Western Province 40,341

Kagano Western Province 39,994

Ngororero Western Province 38,823

Nzega Southern Province 33,832

Macuba Western Province 33,319

Karengera Western Province 32,504

Nyanza Southern Province 32,016

Bugarama Western Province 31,086

Gihombo Western Province 29,843

Karambi Western Province 29,726

Bushekeri Western Province 29,680

Nyabitekeli Western Province 29,293

Busogo Northern Province 28,264

Shangi Western Province 28,064

Kayonza Eastern Province 27,059

Cyato Western Province 26,996

Kirimbi Western Province 25,647

Gitesi Western Province 24,859

Bushenge Western Province 22,624

Nyamata Eastern Province 21,509

Ruhango Southern Province 21,478

Gikongoro Southern Province 21,029

Mahembe Western Province 20,043

Mukamira Western Province 19,021

Mugina Southern Province 18,586

Umutara Eastern Province 18,038

Rangiro Western Province 17,967

Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi Southern Province 16,369

Bugaragara Eastern Province 15,732

Mukingo Northern Province 15,695

Kora Western Province 15,134

Kinigi Northern Province 14,523

Mabanza Western Province 13,139

Gahini Eastern Province 7,917

Ruhuha Eastern Province 5,842

Eglise Catholique, Centrale GIKO Southern Province 3,000

Airports

top 6

KGL

Kigali International Airport

Large airport

GYI

Gisenyi Airport

Medium airport

KME

Kamembe Airport

Medium airport

BTQ

Butare Airport

Small airport

HRYN

Nemba Airport

Small airport

RHG

Ruhengeri Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

Adventist University of Central Africa

auca.ac.rw

Higher Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

isae.ac.rw

Institut d'Agriculture, de Technologie et d'Education de Kibungo

inatek.ac.rw

Kigali Health Institute

khi.ac.rw

Kigali Independent University

ulk.ac.rw

Kigali Institute of Education

kie.ac.rw

Kigali Institute of Science & Technology

kist.ac.rw

National University of Rwanda

nur.ac.rw

School of Finance and Banking

sfb.ac.rw

Umutara Polytechnic

umutarapolytech.ac.rw

Université Catholique de Kabgayi

uck.ac.rw

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Rwanda use?: RWF.
What languages are spoken in Rwanda?: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
What is the capital of Rwanda?: Kigali.
How many cities are in Rwanda?: 50 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/RW

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  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "RW",
    "iso_alpha3": "RWA",
    "iso_numeric": "646",
    "common_name": "Rwanda",
    "official_name": "Republic of Rwanda",
    "capital": "Kigali",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Eastern Africa",
    "population": 12301939,
    "flag_emoji": "🇷🇼",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+250"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".rw"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/rw.svg",
    "area": 26338.0,
    "latitude": -2.0,
    "longitude": 30.0,
    "languages": {
      "eng": "English",
      "fra": "French",
      "kin": "Kinyarwanda"
    },
    "currencies": {
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        "name": "Rwandan franc",
        "symbol": "Fr"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "BDI",
      "COD",
      "TZA",
      "UGA"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}