Official Name: | Gisagara District |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Rwanda |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Ndora |
Area Total Km2: | 680 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 397051 |
Population Urban: | 13513 |
Population Rural: | 383538 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Gisagara is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its headquarters is Ndora.
The district lies just to the East of Butare city, along the border with Burundi.
Gisagara district is divided into 13 sectors (imirenge): Gikonko, Gishubi, Kansi, Kibilizi, Kigembe, Mamba, Muganza, Mugombwa, Mukindo, Musha, Ndora, Nyanza and Save.
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]