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Rwanda Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Rwanda with its 5 first-level divisions, the capital Kigali and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Rwanda

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 5 units

Rwanda is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:

EasternKigali CityNorthernSouthernWestern

Largest cities in Rwanda

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1KigaliCapital860,000
2Nyanza225,209
3Gitarama87,613
4Ruhengeri86,685
5Gisenyi83,623
6Butare77,000
7Byumba70,593
8Kibuye48,024
9Kibungo46,240
10Cyangugu19,900

Kigali is the largest urban area in Rwanda with about 860,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Rwanda: ≈ 4,487 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Rusizi
  • Kagera

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Kivu

Ethnic groups in Rwanda

CIA World Factbook

Hutu, Tutsi, Twa

Regionally, Hutu is the most common ethnic group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Rwanda

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Catholic
39.9%Pentecostal
21.3%Protestant
14.6%Adventist
12.2%other Christians
4.2%no religion
3%Muslim
2%other religions
2%less than
1%

Catholic 39.9%, Pentecostal 21.3%, Protestant 14.6%, Adventist 12.2%, other Christians 4.2%, no religion 3.0%, Muslim 2.0%, other religions 2.0%; less than 1%: Jehovah Witness, not specified, Animist  (2022 est.)

Regionally, Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Rwanda

CIA World Factbook · 2002
Kinyarwanda
93.2%other
6.3%unspecified
0.3%

Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, French (official) <0.1%, English (official) <0.1%, Swahili/Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) <0.1%, more than one language, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.)

Regionally, Kinyarwanda is the most common language group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2002 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.