Ruramira

Ruramira
Sector
Ruramira Location in Rwanda
Coordinates: 01°59′56″S30°29′56″E / 1.99889°S 30.49889°E / -1.99889; 30.49889
Country	Rwanda
Province	Eastern Province
District	Kayonza District
Area
•  Sector	41.57 km2 (16.05 sq mi)
Elevation	1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population  (2022 census) [1]
•  Sector	21,185
• Density	509.6/km2 (1,320/sq mi)
•  Urban	0
•  Rural	21,185

Ruramira (Kinyarwanda Umurenge wa Ruramira) is one of the 12 sectors in Kayonza District in Rwanda's Eastern Province.

Geography

Ruramira covers an area of 41.57 km² and lies at an altitude of about 1,550 m. The sector is divided into four cells: Bugambira, Nkamba, Ruyonza and Umubuga. It borders the sector of Nyamirama to the north, Kabarondo to the east, Remera to the south, Munyaga to the southwest, Kigabiro to the west and Muhazi to the northwest. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Demographics

The census in 2022 put the population at 21,185. Ten years earlier, it was 16,937, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 2.3 percent between 2012 and 2022. ^[5]

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of Mwiri sector
2. "Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren". citypopulation.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
3. "Ruramira". GeoNames . Retrieved 2024-10-06.
4. "Menya Kayonza". kayonza.gov.rw (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
5. "Ruramira (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-18.