Bugarama is a town in western

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

Location

Bugarama is located in

Rusizi District Rusizi is a district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Cyangugu, the major city of the Rwandan south-west and the district contains large parts of the former Cyangugu Province. Geography, flora and fauna The district lie ...

, Western Province, close to the borders with

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(to the east) and the

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(to the west). It is about , by road, southwest of

Kigali Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...

, Rwanda's capital and largest city, and approximately , by road, southeast of Kamembe/Cyangugu, where the district headquarters are located.

Population

The population of Bugarama sector was enumerated at 42,830 on 15 August 2022. Of these, 21,633 (50.5 percent) were females and 21,197 (49.5 percent) were males. The population in the sector was growing at an average annual rate, calculated at 3.6 percent, between 2012 and 2022.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: * Offices of Cavicon Consultants, Safkoko, FHI * The headquarters and factories of Cimerwa Cement Limited * The headquarters of Bugarama Sector * The International border crossing between

and the

at Bugarama City * The International border crossing between

and

at Ruhwa * A branch of Bank of Kigali * A branch of

Banque Populaire du Rwanda BPR Bank Rwanda PLC (BPR PLC; rw, Banki y'Abaturage y'u Rwanda), formerly Banque Populaire du Rwanda SA, is a commercial bank in Rwanda. The bank is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overv ...

* A branch of ''Ruyange Sacco'' * Cyamudongo National Forest * Bugarama Rice Plantation - A project of Rural Development Inter-Diocesan Service * Bugarama Islamic Health Center * Church: Eglise Catholique Saint Paul Muko * High School: Groupe Scolaire St Paul Muko * International Market of Bugarama

Climate

External links

About Bugarama Rice Plantation

References