Bugesera District

Bugesera is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamata.

Bugesera District
Shown within Eastern Province and Rwanda
CountryRwanda
ProvinceEastern
CapitalNyamata
Area
  Total1,288 km2 (497 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
  Total361,914
  Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)

The district is the location of two memorial sites of the Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda at Ntarama and Nyamata.

Geography

Bugesera comprises areas south of Kigali, which were formerly in the Kigali Ngali province, around the town of Nyamata. The area is prone to droughts, and has been earmarked as the location for a possible new international airport to serve Kigali, 40 km away, and the rest of the nation, replacing Kigali International Airport.

The area has a higher average daytime temperature than the Rwandan average, and lower precipitation, which sometimes lead to droughts.

Sectors

Bugesera district is divided into 15 sectors (imirenge): Gashora, Juru, Kamabuye, Ntarama, Mareba, Mayange, Musenyi, Mwogo, Ngeruka, Nyamata, Nyarugenge, Rilima, Ruhuha, Rweru and Shyara.

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  • "Districts of Rwanda". Statoids.
  • Bugesera District government website
Nyamata Genocide Herdenkingssite


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