Rwanda PDF Vector Map high detailed road map + admin areas 1, 2, + cities and water objects editable Layered Adobe PDF

Printable PDF Vector Map of Rwanda high detailed road map + admin areas 1, 2, + cities and water objects editable Layered Adobe PDF, scalable, editable text/curves format of names, 54 Mb ZIP.
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Separated layers:

1. Legend
2. Grids
3. Road labels
4. Names Places + Halo
5. Names principal roads and streets (some)
6. Names Water objects (areas)
7. Names Districts 2
8. Names Provinces 1
9. Urban areas / land use areas
10. Names main streets and roads + Halo
11. Main roads and streets
12. Residential streets and roads
13. Country boundaries
14. Waterways
15. Water areas
16. Districts areas 2
17. Provinces areas 1
18. Background

AO BRIEF: REPUBLIC OF RWANDA

OVERVIEW

Rwanda – compact, landlocked nation in Central-East Africa, bounded by Uganda (N), Tanzania (E), Burundi (S), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (W). Total area ≈ 26 000 km². Nickname: “Land of a Thousand Hills.”

TERRAIN / RELIEF

• Heavily dissected highlands: rolling hills, steep ridges, and deep valleys.

• Western frontier formed by the Albertine Rift escarpment; Lake Kivu occupies the western trough.

• Elevations: 1 000 m (east) → 4 507 m (Mount Karisimbi, Virunga Range).

• Terrain complicates line-of-sight communications and ground convoy movement; frequent switchbacks, limited straight roads.

• Soils fertile but erosion-prone.

CLIMATE / SEASONALITY

• Equatorial highland climate: mild days, cool nights.

• Rain seasons: Mar–May, Sep–Dec (heavy storms, landslide risk).

• Dry windows: Jun–Aug, Jan–Feb (preferred for operations).

• Annual rainfall ≈ 1 200 mm; average temp ≈ 19 °C in highlands.

• Fog and low clouds common above 2 000 m; degrade air-support visibility.

LINES OF COMMUNICATION / INFRASTRUCTURE

• Primary arterial: Kigali – Rubavu – Goma (to DRC); Kigali – Gatuna – Kampala (to Uganda); Kigali – Rusumo – Dar es Salaam (to Indian Ocean port).

• Internal grid: paved N–S and E–W spines radiating from Kigali; numerous secondary laterite roads passable only in dry season.

• Rail: none inside Rwanda; reliance on Tanzanian port and overland trucking.

• Airfields: international at Kigali (paved, 3 500 m runway); minor strips at Kamembe and Ruhengeri.

POPULATION / HUMAN TERRAIN

• ≈ 14 million (densest in continental Africa).

• Ethnic composition: Hutu ~ 84 %, Tutsi ~ 15 %, Twa < 1 %.

• Language triad: Kinyarwanda (universal), French, English.

• High literacy; governance centralized, efficient; civil control strong.

• Rural population ≈ 75 %, agriculture-based (coffee, tea, bananas).

TOURISM / KEY COMPOUNDS

• Volcanoes NP (gorilla reserves, Virunga chain) – high-security eco-zone.

• Akagera NP – savanna lowlands along Tanzanian border.

• Lake Kivu resorts – Gisenyi, Kibuye.

• Capital Kigali – modern hub, grid-planned, secure, primary logistics node.

HAZARDS / THREATS

• Terrain-induced isolation; limited cross-country mobility.

• Seasonal landslides, flash floods.

• Seismic risk from Rift Valley faults.

• Border tensions episodic with DRC; potential insurgent infiltration (FDLR remnants).

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LOGISTICS / SUSTAINMENT

• Ground resupply via Tanzanian corridor (Dar es Salaam–Rusumo–Kigali) – 1 300 km paved.

• Fuel and heavy cargo moved by convoy; airlift required for highland posts.

• Local procurement feasible: food, water, construction material abundant.

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COMMAND TAKEAWAYS

• Expect restricted maneuver speed (average < 40 km/h on paved, < 20 km/h on rural).

• High altitude + humidity → adjust vehicle tuning, med protocols.

• Secure Kigali as forward HQ; maintain redundancy with Rusumo entry axis.

• Deploy light rotary assets; fixed-wing limited by cloud and relief.