| Official Name: | Nyagatare City |
| 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: | Nyagatare District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Population As Of: | 2015 census |
| Population Total: | 100000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | Central Africa Time |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | -1.2931°N 30.325°W |
| Elevation M: | 1414 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Nyagatare is a town in the North East of Rwanda. With a population of more than 100,000, it is one of the most populous settlements in the Eastern Province along with Rwamagana and Kibungo.
Nyagatare is located in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, close to Rwanda's International borders with both Tanzania and Uganda. Its location lies about 80km (50miles), by road, northeast of Kigali, Rwanda's capital and largest city.[1] The coordinates of the town are:1° 18' 0.00"S, 30° 19' 30.00"E (Latitude:-1.3000; Longitude:30.3250)
Nyagatare is the largest metropolitan area and the capital of Nyagatare District, in Eastern Province, in Rwanda's northeast. At the center of a cattle farming region, the city is a point of milk collection for several milk producers such as Inyange Industries Ltd. Milk from Nyagatare is exported to other regions of Rwanda.It hosts tiles manufacturing industry known as EAST AFRICA GRANITE INDUSTRIES
As of July 2021, only 1% of the population has access to electricity,[2] The Rwandan government is contracting for the construction of a hydroelectric dam and power plant north of Nyangatare on the Muvumbe river.[3]
25% of households rely on water from public stand posts.[4]
In 2002, the population of Nyagatare, Rwanda was estimated at about 8,500.[5] The population has grown considerably since 1994, boosted by an influx of former refugees from Uganda, reaching 52,107 in the 2012 census.
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its edges: