Rwamagana is a city in Rwanda's Eastern Province, serving as the capital of both Rwamagana District and the province, roughly 50 kilometers east of the capital Kigali along the highway toward Tanzania. With an estimated population of 98,522 in 2025, the city functions as a commercial hub for its surrounding coffee-growing district, with market centers, a bank branch, a post office, and bus and taxi terminals.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Rwamagana (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 18,009 (2012)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -1.9525, longitude 30.437778
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1528 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 18009 (2012)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Rwamagana - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 201463
-1.9487 30.4347 P PPLA RW 11 51 5106 510609 47203 1537 Africa/Kigali
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1537 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -1.75, 30.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -1.75, 30.25
-1.75 30.25 Aw
Rwamagana (Wikipedia)
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Rwamagana is a city and capital of both the Rwamagana District and the Eastern Province in Rwanda
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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