About Kigali
- Kigali is the capital and the largest city of Rwanda, home to about 1.1 million people.
- Kigali is also the centre of the region that shares its name.
- Close by: Ndera (12 km), Shyorongi (15 km) and Nyamata (30 km).
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Skip the dinner reservation for a first date in Kigali. A coffee, a gallery or a walk through a market gives you something to talk about and an easy way to end it after an hour.
More than 1.6 million people live within 50 km of Kigali, in 14 towns and cities including Gitarama, Muhanga and Rwamagana. You set the distance yourself in the filters, from 10 km up to 500 km — or choose “Any distance”.
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