Gisagara District Explained

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.

Geography

The district lies just to the East of Butare city, along the border with Burundi.

Where of gisagara district office building,sector, cell

Gisagara district is divided into 13 sectors (imirenge): Gikonko, Gishubi, Kansi, Kibilizi, Kigembe, Mamba, Muganza, Mugombwa, Mukindo, Musha, Ndora, Nyanza and Save.

Mugombwa refugee camp

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]

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/admin/sur/22__gisagara/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Rwanda Commits to Ending GBV in Refugee Camps. 2014-06-09.