Kicukiro District

Kicukiro District
District
Shown within Kigali Province and Rwanda
Country	Rwanda
Province	Kigali
Capital	Kagarama
Area
• Total	167 km² (64 sq mi)
Population (2012 census)
• Total	318,564
• Density	1,900/km² (4,900/sq mi)

Kicukiro is a district (akarere) in Kigali Province, Rwanda. Its headquarters is the Kigali suburb of Kicukiro. Kicukiro is home to a thriving market, a number of NGOs and the Bralirwa Brewery. In addition, it is the headquarters for the Friends Church in Rwanda. Kicukiro District is also home to two major memorial sites associated with the Rwandan genocide. These are the Rebero Genocide Memorial Site where 14,400 victims are buried, and the Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial Site where 5,000 victims were killed after Belgian soldiers who were serving in the United Nations peacekeeping forces abandoned them, in an unprecedented act of cowardice.

Sectors

Kicukiro district is divided into 10 sectors (imirenge): Gahanga, Gatenga, Gikondo, Kagarama, Kanombe, Kicukiro, Kigarama, Masaka, Niboye and Nyarugunga.

References

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

Kigali

Districts	Gasabo Kicukiro Nyarugenge

Sectors	Nyarugenge

Schools	École Belge de Kigali École Antoine de Saint-Exupéry de Kigali International School of Kigali Kigali International Community School École Internationale de Kigali Lycée de Kigali

Universities	University of Rwanda Kigali Independent University

Transport	Kigali International Airport

Landmarks	Embassy of France in Rwanda Hôtel des Mille Collines Institut français du Rwanda Kandt House Museum of Natural History Kigali Convention Centre Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre Sainte-Famille Church Urugwiro

History	Assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira Rwandan Genocide

Districts of Rwanda by province

Eastern	Bugesera Gatsibo Kayonza Kirehe Ngoma Nyagatare Rwamagana

Kigali	Gasabo Kicukiro Nyarugenge

Northern	Burera Gakenke Gicumbi Musanze Rulindo

Southern	Gisagara Huye Kamonyi Muhanga Nyamagabe Nyanza Nyaruguru Ruhango

Western	Karongi Ngororero Nyabihu Nyamasheke Rubavu Rusizi Rutsiro

Coordinates: 2°00′S 30°09′E / 2.000°S 30.150°E / -2.000; 30.150

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