Gisagara District

Gisagara District
District
Shown within Southern Province and Rwanda
Country	Rwanda
Province	Southern
Capital	Ndora
Area
•  District	680 km2 (260 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census) [1]
•  District	397,051
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
•  Urban	13,513
•  Rural	383,538

Gisagara is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its headquarters is Ndora.

Geography

The district lies just to the East of Butare city, along the border with Burundi.

Sectors

Gisagara district is divided into 13 sectors (imirenge): Gikonko, Gishubi, Kansi, Kibilizi, Kigembe, Mamba, Muganza, Mugombwa, Mukindo, Musha, Ndora, Nyanza and Save.

Mugombwa refugee camp

The Mugombwa refugee camp is home to over 7300 Congolese refugees. A Turi Kumwe Centre, housing "a Police post as well as migration and camp management offices" was opened in the camp in 2014. ^[2]

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of Gisagara District
2. "Rwanda Commits to Ending GBV in Refugee Camps" . Retrieved 9 June 2014.

• "Districts of Rwanda". Statoids.
• Inzego.doc — Province, District and Sector information from MINALOC, the Rwanda ministry of local government.

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