Murambi | |
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Town and Sector | |
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Province | Northern Province |
| District | Rulindo |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 17,892 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Murambi is a town and sector in the Rulindo district of Northern Province, Rwanda.
Murambi | |
|---|---|
Town and Sector | |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Province | Northern Province |
| District | Rulindo |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 17,892 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Murambi is a town and sector in the Rulindo district of Northern Province, Rwanda.
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is highly elevated, giving it the soubriquet "land of a thousand hills", with its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the southeast, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year. It is the most densely populated mainland African country; among countries larger than 10,000 km2, it is the fifth most densely populated country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kigali.
The economy of Rwanda has undergone rapid industrialisation due to a successful governmental policy. It has a mixed economy. Since the early-2000s, Rwanda has witnessed an economic boom, which improved the living standards of many Rwandans. The Government's progressive visions have been the catalyst for the fast transforming economy. The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has noted his ambition to make Rwanda the "Singapore of Africa".
Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwanda's economic, cultural, and transport hub since it became the capital following independence from Belgian rule in 1962.
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