Kibungo is a town in the

Republic of 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 Equato ...

. It is the political, administrative and commercial capital of

Ngoma District Ngoma is a district (''akarere'') in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kibungo. Sectors Ngoma district is divided into 14 sectors (''imirenge''): Gashanda, Jarama, Karembo, Kazo, Kibungo, Mugesera, Murama, Mutenderi, Remera, Rukira, Ruk ...

. In 1998, Kibungo became the site of at least four of Rwanda's last 22 executions. All of the convicts were executed for crimes related to the

1994 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 ...

Location

Kibungo is located in

, Eastern Province. Its location lies in the southeastern part of Rwanda, along the main road (B3) from

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 ...

in Rwanda, to Nyakasanza, in

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

. Kibungo lies approximately by road southeast of

, the capital and largest city of Rwanda.

Population

, the population of Kibungo is estimated at 46,240.

Places of interest

* The offices of Ngoma District Administration * The offices of Kibungo City Council * Kibungo Central Market * Ngoma Prison * A branch of

Bank of Kigali Bank of Kigali (BK) is a commercial bank in Rwanda. It is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda. Location The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at 6112 KN4 Avenue, in Nyarugenge District, in the city of Kigali, the capital a ...

, the largest commercial bank in the country * A branch of

Urwego Opportunity Bank Urwego Bank (Urwego) is a Christ-centered Microfinance bank in Rwanda. It is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the national banking regulator. History Founded in 1997 by World Relief as Urwego Community Banking, the bank joined the HOPE ...

, a commercial bank * 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 commercial bank * The main campus of th
Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Education of Kibungo
(INATEK), is located in town *

The Open University of Tanzania The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is a distance learning public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public ...

maintains an office in Kibungo * Kibungo Referral Hospital

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{{Wikivoyage Eastern Province, Rwanda

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