| Kigali, Rwanda | | Kigali, Rwanda | | Map of Rwanda showing the location of Kigali. | | Coordinates: 1°56′38″S, 30°03′34″E | | Province | Kigali City | | - Mayor | Aisa Kirabo Kacyira | | Population (2005) | | - City | 851,024 | | - Urban | 851,024 | | | estimated | | Time zone | CAT (UTC+1) | | - Summer (DST) | none (UTC+1) | | Website: http://www.kigalicity.org | Kigali, population 851,024 (2005), is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated in the centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main home and offices of the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, are located in the city, as are the government ministries. The city is coterminous with the province of Kigali City, which was enlarged in January 2006 as part of local government reorganisation in the country. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1128 KB) The centre of Kigali, Rwanda Taken by SteveRwanda File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kigali User:Themalau Wikipedia:Help desk/Archive 44 Metadata This...
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In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ...
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Paul Kagame (born October 23, 1957) is the current President of Rwanda and the founder of the Rwandan Patriotic Front. ...
The Provinces of Rwanda, called intara, are further divided into districts (akarere) and municipalities (umujyi). ...
History
Kigali was founded in 1907 under German colonial rule, but did not become the capital until Rwandan independence in 1962. The traditional capital was the seat of the mwami (king) in Nyanza, while the colonial seat of power was in Butare, then known as Astrida. Butare was initially the leading contender to be the capital of the new independent nation, but Kigali was chosen because of its more central location. Since then the city has grown very quickly and is now the major political, economic and cultural centre of Rwanda. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Nyanza (also known as Nyabisindu) is located in the Butare province in southeast Rwanda. ...
The National Museum of Rwanda at Butare Location of Butare in Rwanda Butare is a city (pop: 77,000), capital of the former Butare Province, Rwanda, that was dissolved on January 1, 2006. ...
Beginning on April 7, 1994, Kigali was the scene of the Rwandan Genocide — the slaughter of approximately one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus by Hutu militias (interahamwe), and some members of the Rwandan army — and of fierce fighting between the army (mostly Hutu) and Tutsi-dominated Rwandese Patriotic Front. Although damaged, the city's structure has recovered. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
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The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ...
The Hutu are a Central African ethnic group, living mainly in Rwanda and Burundi. ...
The Hutu are a Central African ethnic group, living mainly in Rwanda and Burundi. ...
A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ...
The Interahamwe (Kinyarwanda meaning Those Who Stand Together or Those Who Fight Together) was the most important of the militias formed by the Hutu ethnic majority of Rwanda and, together with the smaller Impuzamugambi, was responsible for over 800,000 deaths in the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. ...
The Hutu are a Central African ethnic group, living mainly in Rwanda and Burundi. ...
The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ...
The Rwandese Patriotic Front or Rwandan Patriotic Front, abbreviated as RPF (also often referred to as FPR from French: Front patriotique rwandais), is the current ruling political party of Rwanda, led by President Paul Kagame. ...
Geography
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 Graphic of Weather in Kigali The city is built in hilly country, sprawling across about four ridges and the valleys in between. The city centre is located on one of these ridges, with the main government area on another. The tops of the ridges have an average elevation of 1,600m (5,246ft) while the valleys are around 1,300m (4,270ft). The bigger houses and office buildings tend to be on the tops of the ridges, while the poorer people live in the valleys. The city is ringed most of the way round by higher hills, with some suburban sprawl rising up these. The highest of these is Mt. Kigali, with an elevation of 1,850m (6,075ft) above sea level. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1056x582, 299 KB) This image was at Image:Kigali, Rwanda. ...
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Economy Tin ore (cassiterite) is mined nearby, and the city built a smelting plant in the 1980s. Business in Rwanda is growing, and many new buildings are emerging across the city, including the BCDI tower and the Centenary House office block. Tourism and expatriate NGO workers provide important input into the economy also. General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ...
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Transportation
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Airports
 Kigali International Airport The city is home to an international airport, Kigali International Airport, with passenger connections daily to Nairobi and less frequently to Addis Ababa, Brussels, Bujumbura and Johannesburg. There are also weekly cargo flights to Amsterdam. There is also one domestic air route from Kigali, to Cyangugu in the far south-west. The airport is somewhat limited by its location on the top of a hill, and a brand new one is being considered in the Nyamata area, some 40km from Kigali. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 819 KB) Summary Kigali International Airport Taken by SteveRwanda Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kigali Kigali International Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
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Kigali International Airport (IATA: KGL, ICAO: HRYR), formerly known as Gregoire Kayibanda International Airport, is the primary airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. ...
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Addis Ababa cityscape Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used officially by the Ethiopian Mapping Institute; Amharic አዲስ አበባ, Ä€ddÄ«s Ä€bebÄ new flower; Oromo Finfinne) is the capital city of Ethiopia and the African Union, as well as its predecessor, the OAU. As a chartered city (ras gez astedader...
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Bujumbura, estimated population 300,000 (1994), is the capital of Burundi. ...
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Cyangugu or Ciangugu is a prefecture and town in southwestern Rwanda close to the border of Democratic Republic of Congo and close to the shores of Lake Kivu. ...
International There are several daily coach services which depart from Kigali to destinations in East Africa. Most leave from the Nyabugogo bus station. These services include: - Jaguar Executive Coaches, which connects Kigali to Kampala, the Ugandan capital, via Gatuna or via Kayonza and Kagitumba.
- Regional Coach Services, which runs services to Kampala (8 hours), Nairobi, Kenya (20 hours) and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (36 hours). These buses are usually air-conditioned.
- Onatracom Express - a Rwandan government service using quite basic buses, running between Kigali and Kampala.
- Yahoo Car Express - A minibus service running between Kigali and Bujumbura, Burundi.
In addition the national express share taxi services to Gisenyi and Cyangugu often cross the DRC border to carry passengers to Goma and Bukavu respectively. Kampala is the capital city of Uganda. ...
Kayonza is one of seven districts in the new East Province, Rwanda. ...
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Gisenyi is a lake resort, lying on Lake Kivu in Rwanda. ...
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National Kigali is the hub of the Rwanda transport network, with hourly express bus routes to all major towns in the country. The major nationwide companies are Okapi Car, Atraco, Stella, Omega (minibuses), and Onatracom, which offers a big bus service, while Volcano Express (to Butare), Virunga Express (to Ruhengeri), Muhabura Express (to Ruhengeri and Gisenyi) serve specific destinations. There are also taxi minibus services (matatus) leaving from Kigali, which also go through to the major towns, but which stop frequently along the route to pick people up and set them down. These services do not run to a fixed timetable, and one often has to wait an hour or more for them to fill up before departing. Ruhengeri Ruhengeri is a market town in north western Rwanda, lying near Lake Bulera and the Volcans National Park. ...
Gisenyi is a lake resort, lying on Lake Kivu in Rwanda. ...
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Local Public transport within Kigali is exclusively by taxi minibus (matatu), with a number of different routes, connecting the main hubs of Mu Mujyi (the city centre), Nyabugogo, Kacyiru, Kimironko and Remera. Similar to the national taxi minibuses, these services wait to fill up before setting off from the terminus, then pick up and drop off frequently en route. Most routes within the city operate on a flat fare of 150 FRW (about US $0.25). A fully-loaded matatu. ...
Private hire Kigali has many taxis (known as 'special hire' or 'taxi voiture'), which are generally white with an orange stripe down the side. Fares vary from 1000 FRW ($1.75) up to 2500 FRW ($4.50) for a journey right across the city. There are also motorbike taxis ('taxi moto'), which offer a service similar to a taxi, but for lower prices, typically in the range 200-1000 FRW. poopy
Points of Interest The city now has three international class hotels, built as part of the country's bid to increase tourism and better support business travellers: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1379 KB) Mille Collines hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1379 KB) Mille Collines hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. ...
- The Mille Collines in the Kiyovu area. This hotel became a refugee centre during the genocide, as famously depicted in the film Hotel Rwanda (although the hotel shown in the film is in fact in South Africa). It is also the setting for the famous novel Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali, by Quebecer Gil Courtemanche, and its movie adaptation Un dimanche à Kigali.
- The Novotel Umumbano in the Kacyiru area. This was formerly a Le Meridien hotel, then known as Le Meridien Umumbano. It was bought by Novotel after the genocide.
- The InterContinental Kigali. Formerly a Belgian-owned hotel, known then as Les Diplomates, this splendid and original Hotel was also - albeit briefly - portrayed in the second half of Hotel Rwanda. It was later bought by the InterContinental Hotels group, and extensively remodelled in 2003.
There are also several memorials, museums, and centers dedicated to the Rwandan Genocide including the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre. The Hôtel des Mille Collines is a large hotel in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. ...
Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 biographical and historical drama film about the Rwandan Genocide, directed by Irish filmmaker Terry George. ...
Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali was chosen for inclusion in the French version of Canada Reads, broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2004, where it was defended by writer, environmentalist and activist Laure Waridel. ...
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The Kigali Genocide Museum is a museum to commemorate the Rwandan genocide in 1994. ...
External links Coordinates: 1°56′38″S, 30°03′34″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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