Gicumbi is a district (''akarere'') in
Northern Province,
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 ...
. Its capital is
Byumba, which is also the provincial capital.
Geography
The district lies due-north 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 ...
, straddling the major road from Kigali to
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
. It is a hilly district.
Sectors
Gicumbi district is divided into 21
sectors (''imirenge''): Bukure, Bwisige, Byumba, Cyumba, Giti, Kaniga, Manyagiro, Miyove, Kageyo, Mukarange, Muko, Mutete, Nyamiyaga, Nyankenke II, Rubaya, Rukomo, Rushaki, Rutare, Ruvune, Rwamiko and Shangasha.
Gihembe refugee camp
Gihembe is camp of Congolese refugees located in Gicumbi District and is home to 12,904 residents.
On 15 December 2014, Gihembe Refugee Camp in Gicumbi District received a visit from
Howard G. Buffett, who pledged funding to assist with repatriation of
Congolese refugees.
Climate
Considered a tropical savanna climate typically with a pronounced dry season. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is
''Aw'' (Tropical Savanna Climate).
Climate Summary
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See also
*Mulindi Mulindi is a village in the Gicumbi District of the Northern Providence, Rwanda.
There are many tea plantations in the area.
President Paul Kagame led the Rwandan Patriotic Front during the Rwandan Civil War from Mulindi. In December 2012 constru ...
- Mulindi Tea Plantation, National Liberation Struggle Museum
References
*
Inzego.doc
— Province, District and Sector information from ''MINALOC'', the Rwanda ministry of local government.
External links
Official website
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Districts of Rwanda