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