Explore Rwanda in Africa - Rwanda Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Rwanda with its capital Kigali is located in Africa (Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo). It covers some 26,339 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Maryland) with 10,186,000 citizens. Kinyarwanda, English, French and Swahili (generic) are languages spoken by the majority in Rwanda (consider regional differences). Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Uganda are bordering countries.

Pictures from Kigali (Capital)

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About Rwanda

The terrain offers mostly grassy uplands and hills having relief being mountainous with altitude declining from west to east. The average density of population is about 386 per km². The climate in can be described as temperate with two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January), mild in mountains with frost and snow possible. Possible natural disasters include periodic droughts or the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo.

To reach someone in Rwanda dial +250 prior to a number. There are 33,500 installed telephones. And there are 2,429,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".rw". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 5 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Rwanda

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Rwanda Tourism

P.O. Box 905
Kigali
Rwanda

Phone: +250 576514
Fax: +250 576515

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Rwanda

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Rwanda is growing at an rate of 2.82% (or by 311,557 citizens). Each year 12,272 people enter this country (or 1.10 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 2.71%. Or an total increase of 299,285 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.