KIGALI CITY

Kigali City is situated almost in the centre of Rwanda. Under the recent redistricting arrangement, Kigali city is currently administered by Ndayisaba Fidèle- the City’s Executive Secretary as Kigalians are awaiting their democratically-elected Mayor.

Dramatic population increase has been recorded over the past two decades with the post genocide period being the period this city experienced the highest population growth.

This was because most of the returning Rwandese tended to go to the capital where there was considerable security.

The population grew from 6,000 in 1960. Today the population is 603,049 inhabitants.

Kigali city is located almost in the centre of the country with a latitude of 1º 57’S and on longitude 30º 04’ E.

The natural region of Kigali is Bwanacyambwe- an area of interlocking hills surrounded by two major hills namely Jali and Kigali .