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Fun fact 2 about Kigali

High Angle View Of Kigali City Street on November 29, 2018. Emmanuel Kwizera
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Kigali was founded in 1907 when German administrator Richard Kandt established it as the headquarters of Rwanda.

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Kigali

Rwanda

Country
Rwanda
Population
1.1M
Coordinates
-1.97, 30.10
280th most populous city in the world

Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, 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.

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