Map of Southern
Southern is a first-level division of Rwanda. Its largest mapped city is Nyanza, with about 225,209 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Southern, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Nyanza
- Country
- Rwanda
Interactive Map of Southern
History of Southern: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Southern, from German Africa in 1898 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| German Africa | 1898–1915 CE |
| Belgian Congo | 1916–1962 CE |
| Republic of Burundi | 1963–2024 CE |
| Republic of Rwanda | 1963–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Southern
Southern on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Southern
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyanza | 225,209 | Southern | Populated place |
| 2 | Gitarama | 87,613 | Southern | Admin-1 capital |
| 3 | Butare | 77,000 | Southern | Admin-1 capital |
| 4 | Gikongoro | 15,000 | Southern | Admin-1 capital |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southern
1 World Heritage Site mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe Forest | 2023 | Natural | (x) |
Southern: Quick Answers
- Where is Southern?
- Southern is a first-level division of Rwanda, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 2.3730° S, 29.6992° E.
- What is the largest city in Southern?
- Nyanza is the largest city mapped in Southern, with a metropolitan population of about 225,209.
- How many cities are in Southern?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Southern, with a combined metropolitan population of about 404,822. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.