Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda. Kigali is Rwanda’s biggest city with a population of 850,000, it’s also the commercial capital of the country. Kigali was founded by the Germans in 1907 but only became Rwanda’s capital when the country became independent (from Belgium) in 1962.
Located in Rubavu district, Gisenyi is a city with a population of about 106 000 people as estimated in 2009. The town is a home to number of resorts on the shores of Lake Kivu, where a number of hotels are found and sandy beaches ideal for water sports.
Butare is also known as Huye. Butare usually visited by travellers on Rwanda safaris and tours is Rwanda’s intellectual city has population estimate of 77,000 people as of August 2002 statistics and located in the Huye district Southern Province of Rwanda.