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Kigali

Also known as Kigali City, City of Rwanda, City of Kigali

Kigali (), officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City (abbreviated as KGL or CoK), is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primate city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre. Founded in 1907 as a German administrative outpost, it served as a minor administrative centre until it became the national capital at independence in 1962, shifting the main administrative focus away from Huye (f

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Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda, located near the country's geographic center in a hilly landscape. Founded in 1907 as a German outpost, it became Rwanda's national capital in 1962 and has since developed into the country's main administrative hub.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ville de Kigali
Demonym: Kigalian
Population: 1745555
Area: 730
Elevation: 1567
Official website: www.kigalicity.gov.rw
Image: Kigali night life.jpg
Dialing code: 25

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social media followers: 5540
Commons category: Kigali
inception: 1907-00-00
time of earliest written record: 1301-00-00
P12749: Tokyo
native label: Kigali City

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Etymology
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Pre-colonial period
Colonial period
Post-independence era
Geography
Cityscape
Climate
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Economy
Governance and politics
Crime and policing
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As of 31 August 2022, Kigali city has a population of 1,745,555 inhabitants, roughly seven times that of the nation's second most populous city, Gisenyi. Kigali's UNHCR coordinate operations for nearly 135,000 refugees and has a special facility in Gashora, to temporarily host refugees who are being resettled from crisis zones, mainly Libya, Yemen or other conflict areas, and provided with medical care, basic services and legal processing. After preparation, they are resettled to countries like the United States or Canada. Also notable, before cancellation in July 2024, the Rwanda asylum plan or "Rwanda Plan" was an agreement to accept deported migrants from the United Kingdom.