Mwiri Explained

Official Name:Mwiri
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:Kayonza District
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:514.8
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:37,931
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Rural:37,931
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:-1.837°N 30.713°W
Elevation M:1570

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Geography

Mwiri covers an area of 514.8 km2 and lies at an altitude of about 1,570 m. The sector is divided into four cells: Kageyo, Migera, Nyamugari and Nyawera. It borders Murundi to the north, Ndego to the southeast, Kabare to the south, Rwinkwavu and Nyamirama to the south-east, Mukarange to the west and Gahini to the northwest. In the east, the sector borders the Kagera Nile, which roughly forms the border with Tanzania. The eastern half of Mwiri is part of the Akagera National Park. Ihema Lake is located in this area. Other smaller lakes in the sector include, from north to south, Murambya, Murambi, Birengero and Shakani Lakes.[2] [3] [4]

Demographics

The census in 2022 put the population at 37,931. Ten years earlier, it was 22,933, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 5.2 percent between 2012 and 2022.[5] [6]

Transport

The National Road 25 runs through the sector in a north–south direction.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/kayonza/5407__mwiri/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: 2024-10-05 . de . Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren . citypopulation.de.
  3. Web site: 2024-10-05 . en . Mwiri . GeoNames.
  4. Web site: 2024-10-05 . rw . Menya Kayonza . kayonza.gov.rw.
  5. Web site: 2024-10-05 . de . Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren . citypopulation.de.
  6. Web site: 2024-10-05 . en . National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) . RPHC5 - District Profile - Kayonza .
  7. Web site: 2024-10-05 . 2024-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240105160045/https://www.rtda.gov.rw/fileadmin/_migrated/content_uploads/Road_network_map/2022/Classified_Road_Network_Ao_Map_2022.pdf . PDF; 39,6 MB . en . . Classified Road Network Map 2022 . rtda.gov.rw.