Bugesera is a district (''akarere'') in Eastern Province,

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. Its capital is Nyamata. The district is the location of two memorial sites of the

Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed Hutu ...

at Ntarama and Nyamata.

Geography

Bugesera comprises areas south of

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, which were formerly in the Kigali Ngali province, around the town of Nyamata. The area is prone to droughts as it has a higher average daytime

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than the Rwandan average, and lower precipitation. It is the construction site for a new international

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to serve Kigali, 40 km away, and the rest of the nation, replacing Kigali International Airport in the future.

Sectors

Bugesera district is divided into 15 sectors (''imirenge''): Gashora, Juru, Kamabuye, Ntarama, Mareba, Mayange, Musenyi, Mwogo, Ngeruka, Nyamata, Nyarugenge, Rilima, Ruhuha, Rweru and Shyara. This_tree

External links

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Bugesera District government website
Nyamata_Genocide_Herdenkingssite

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