Rwanda Geographic coordinates

Rwanda is located at latitude -1.940278 and longitude 29.873888. It is part of Africa and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-1.940278, 29.873888

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

1.9403° S 29.8739° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

1°56'25'' S 29°52.433' E

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Rwanda have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Rwanda with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Rwanda

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard -1.940278 29.873888
Decimal Degrees (DD) 1.9403° S 29.8739° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 1°56.417' S 29°52.433' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 1°56'25'' S 29°52'26'' E

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Rwanda

City Coordinates
Kigali -1.94995, 30.05885
Musanze -1.49984, 29.63497
Gisenyi -1.70278, 29.25639
Byumba -1.5763, 30.0675
Butare -2.59667, 29.73944
Gitarama -2.07444, 29.75667
Cyangugu -2.4846, 28.9075
Kibuye -2.06028, 29.34778
Rwamagana -1.9487, 30.4347
Kibungo -2.1597, 30.5427
Nzega -2.479, 29.5564
Eglise Catholique, Centrale GIKO -1.93653, 29.8061
Nyanza -2.35187, 29.75089
Gikongoro -2.46397, 29.57389