Kigali

Kigali (kēgä`lē), city (1997 pop. 330,000), central Rwanda, capital of Rwanda. It is the country's main administrative and economic center. The city has an international airport and road access to all of the country's borders. Iron ore (cassiterite) is mined nearby, and the city built a smelting plant in the 1980s. Founded in 1907 under German colonial rule, Kigali was made the capital when Rwanda gained independence in 1962. In 1994 it was the scene of the slaughter of thousands of Tutsis by Hutu gangs and the Rwandan army, and of fierce fighting between the army and Tutsi-dominated rebel forces.

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Kigali

City (pop., 1996 est.: 356,000), capital of Rwanda. Located in the middle of the country, it was a trading centre during the German colonial administration (after 1895) and a regional centre during the Belgian colonial period (1919–62). It became the capital of independent Rwanda in 1962. The fast-growing city was adversely affected by the country's political turmoil in the 1990s.

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Kigali

the capital of Rwanda, in the central part. Pop.: 782 000 (2005 est.)

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Kigali 

a city in Rwanda; the country’s capital since July 1, 1962. It has an equatorial climate with monsoons, with a dry season from June to August. The average monthly temperature is 20°-21°C; annual precipitation is 1,000 mm. Population, 26,000 (1968). Kigali is connected by highway with Bujumbura in Burundi. It is a commercial center (coffee, untanned hides, and livestock). Industries include the treatment of hides and the manufacture of footwear, clothing, earthenware, and household utensils; there is also a blanket factory. Coffee plantations, tin mines, and an international airport are located near Kigali.