Ridge roads
Main roads follow the crests of the hills in long, gentle curves, with the town's streets and buildings spreading out along them.
Minimalist map poster · Rwanda
2.3519° S / 29.7509° E
A hill town in southern Rwanda, its roads following ridges and valleys around the old royal seat

One city, five moods
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The map
Nyanza lies in the Southern Province of Rwanda, in the country's characteristic landscape of rounded hills and green valleys. From above, the town does not follow a grid. Roads curve along the ridgelines and drop into the valleys between them, and settlement spreads along those routes, leaving the valley floors largely open and farmed.
The town holds a special place in Rwandan history as a royal capital of the Kingdom of Rwanda. The King's Palace Museum at Rukari includes a reconstruction of the traditional thatched royal residence alongside the colonial-era palace, and the long-horned Inyambo cattle associated with the monarchy are still kept there.
A Nyanza map poster does not try to picture the palace. It shows the land it stands on: winding roads, scattered neighbourhoods and the rhythm of hill and valley that defines this part of the country. In monochrome, the map takes on the soft, organic look of a contour drawing, which suits a place shaped as much by topography as by history.
Main roads follow the crests of the hills in long, gentle curves, with the town's streets and buildings spreading out along them.
The King's Palace Museum at Rukari marks Nyanza's past as a royal capital and sits within the town's wider road network.
Between the hills, lower ground stays open and cultivated, adding quiet empty space and soft curves to the composition.
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Why Nyanza
Nyanza matters to many Rwandans as a place tied to the story of the kingdom, and to visitors who came to see the palace and the Inyambo cattle. A map of the town is a thoughtful keepsake of that history and landscape.
Add your own title and subtitle, and edit the coordinates line to suit. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Paper gives the hillside roads a warm, hand-drawn feel.
Order the Nyanza poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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