| Official Name: | Bugesera District |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Rwanda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eastern |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Nyamata |
| Area Total Km2: | 1288 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Total: | 551103 |
| Population Urban: | 221227 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Bugesera is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamata. The district is named after the old Kingdom of Bugesera.
The district is the location of two memorial sites of the Rwandan genocide at Ntarama and Nyamata.
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 as it has a higher average daytime temperature than the Rwandan average, and lower precipitation.
It is the construction site for a new international airport to serve Kigali, 40 km away, and the rest of the nation, replacing Kigali International Airport in the future.
Bugesera district is divided into 15 sectors (imirenge): Gashora, Juru, Kamabuye, Ntarama, Mareba, Mayange, Musenyi, Mwogo, Ngeruka, Nyamata, Nyarugenge, Rilima, Ruhuha, Rweru and Shyara.
Recently, Bugesera will be have industrial district named Bugesera Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) and built by the ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) with funding from Indian and South Korean investors. It is 14.83sqkm wide - located 10round=5NaNround=5 from new international airport in Bugesera and 50round=5NaNround=5 from Rwanda's capital, Kigali.[2]