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16 towns in Rwanda have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Byumba (Byumba) at 2,216 m (7,270 ft); the lowest is Nyagatare at 1,348 m (4,423 ft). Half of the towns sit above 1,552 m (the mean is 1,643 m).
Highest towns in Rwanda
# Town Elevation
1 Byumba Byumba 2,216 m (7,270 ft) 2 Gikongoro Gikongoro 1,875 m (6,152 ft) 3 Gitarama Gitarama 1,866 m (6,122 ft) 4 Ruhengeri Ruhengeri 1,855 m (6,086 ft) 5 Nyanza Butare 1,776 m (5,827 ft) 6 Butare Butare 1,725 m (5,659 ft) 7 Gisenyi Gisenyi 1,563 m (5,128 ft) 8 Umutara Kibungo 1,552 m (5,092 ft) 9 Kibungo Kibungo 1,552 m (5,092 ft) 10 Rwamagana Kibungo 1,520 m (4,987 ft)
Lowest towns in Rwanda
# Town Elevation
1 Nyagatare 1,348 m (4,423 ft) 2 Kabuga Kibungo 1,428 m (4,685 ft) 3 Cyangugu Cyangugu 1,476 m (4,843 ft) 4 Kibuye Kibuye 1,494 m (4,902 ft) 5 Kigali Ville de Kigali 1,519 m (4,984 ft) 6 Ruhango Ville de Kigali 1,519 m (4,984 ft) 7 Rwamagana Kibungo 1,520 m (4,987 ft) 8 Kibungo Kibungo 1,552 m (5,092 ft) 9 Umutara Kibungo 1,552 m (5,092 ft) 10 Gisenyi Gisenyi 1,563 m (5,128 ft)
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