Cities at the Same Latitude as Kigali
Kigali is located at latitude 1.95° S in Rwanda. At this latitude — within ±2°, roughly 220 km north or south — 12 major cities can be found around the globe. They include notably Nairobi (Kenya), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Fortaleza (Brazil) and Manaus (Brazil).
The table below lists all cities ordered from west to east, with their exact latitude, difference from Kigali, and population. An interactive world map further down highlights the shared latitude band across the globe.
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Cities at the Same Latitude as Kigali (±2°)
| City | Country | Latitude | Difference | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2.19° S | +0.24° | 2,650,288 |
| Quito | Ecuador | 0.22° S | +1.73° | 1,763,275 |
| Manaus | Brazil | 3.12° S | +1.17° | 2,303,732 |
| Belém | Brazil | 1.46° S | +0.50° | 1,303,403 |
| São Luís | Brazil | 2.53° S | +0.58° | 1,037,775 |
| Fortaleza | Brazil | 3.73° S | +1.78° | 2,578,483 |
| Bukavu | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.49° S | +0.54° | 707,053 |
| Goma | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.68° S | +0.27° | 781,875 |
| Bujumbura | Burundi | 3.38° S | +1.43° | 658,859 |
| Mwanza | Tanzania | 2.52° S | +0.56° | 706,453 |
| Nairobi | Kenya | 1.29° S | +0.67° | 5,545,000 |
| Jambi | Indonesia | 1.59° S | +0.36° | 612,162 |