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Kigali
Kigalicity
Total population
1,745,555
Demographic figures from NISR Rwanda. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Kigali, Rwanda, Kigali stands as a large metropolis. It is home to roughly 1,745,555 residents. Coordinates of -1.953°, 30.114° situate Kigali in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,815 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Its scale makes it one of the country's notable metropolitan areas. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves2,673
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves2,348
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves2,154
- White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 · Aves2,091
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves1,717
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves1,552
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves1,533
- African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves1,444
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2023-09-2416 km NNW of Nzega, Rwanda
- M 4.5 — 2021-05-2714 km E of Gisenyi, Rwanda
- M 4.3 — 2021-05-2717 km ENE of Gisenyi, Rwanda
- M 4.5 — 2021-05-2617 km SSE of Gisenyi, Rwanda
- M 4.5 — 2021-05-2611 km SE of Gisenyi, Rwanda
- M 4.5 — 2021-05-264 km S of Gisenyi, Rwanda
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Kigali
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Kigali
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kigali, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library