Kibungo Explained

Official Name:Kibungo city
Settlement Type:Town and sector
Total Type:Town and sector
Pushpin Map:Rwanda
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rwanda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Rwanda
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ngoma District
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:43.37
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:31445
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:17087
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:-2.1491°N 30.5478°W
Elevation M:1820
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Kibungo is a town and sector in the Republic of Rwanda. It is the political, administrative and commercial capital of Ngoma District. In 1998, Kibungo became the site of at least four of Rwanda's last 22 executions. All of the convicts were executed for crimes related to the 1994 genocide.[2]

Location

Kibungo is located in Ngoma District, Eastern Province. Its location lies in the southeastern part of Rwanda, along the main road (B3) from Kigali in Rwanda, to Nyakasanza, in Tanzania. Kibungo lies approximately 73km (45miles) by road southeast of Kigali, the capital and largest city of Rwanda.[3]

Population

As of the census of 2022, the population of Kibungo Sector was at 31,445.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/ngoma/5605__kibungo/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Partial List of Rwandans Executed . 2022-04-14 . AP NEWS . en.
  3. http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Rwanda_Distance_Result.asp?%20fromplace=Kibungo%20(Kibungo)&toplace=Kigali%20(Kigali)&fromlat=-2.1644444&tolat=-1.9536111&fromlng=30.5419444&tolng=30.0605556 Road Distance Between Kigali And Kibungo With Map
  4. Web site: Rwamagana And Kibungo Hospitals To Be Upgraded To Referral Hospitals . 2014-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303190900/http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15623&a=74264 . 2014-03-03 . dead .