Mass Grave and Flame Monument - Nyanza Genocide Memorial Site - Kicukiro District - Kigali - Rwanda

Kicukiro District is one of the three

District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

s which constitute the City of Kigali and is situated in the South-East of the City of Kigali. Is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(''akarere'') located in

Kigali Province Kigali () is the 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 Rwanda's economic, cu ...

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. Kicukiro is home to a thriving market, a number of NGOs and the Bralirwa Brewery. In addition, it is the headquarters for the Friends Church in Rwanda. Kicukiro District is also home to two major memorial sites associated with 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 ...

. These are the Rebero Genocide Memorial Site where 14,400 victims are buried, and the Nyanza Genocide Memorial Site where 5,000 victims were killed after

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soldiers who were serving in the

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peacekeeping forces abandoned them.

Geography

This district is located in the south-east city 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 ...

, the capital of Rwanda. It is made up to ten (10) administrative sectors (Imirenge), Kagarama, Niboye, Gatenga, Gikondo, Gahanga, Kanombe, Nyarugunga, Kigarama, Masaka), 41cells (Utugali) and 333 Administrative villages (imidugudu). The district covers a total area of 166.7 km2 with about 319,661inhabitants. It was established by Organic Law n°29/2005 organizing the administrative entities of the

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, at the start of the second phase of

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in January 2006.

Population

The 4th

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and Housing

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(PHC) has enumerated 318,564 residents in Kicukiro district, which represents 28.4% of the total

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

Kigali City Kigali () is the 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 Rwanda's economic, cultu ...

(1,132,686 residents). The

of Kicukiro district is predominantly male: 163,445 are men corresponding to 51.3% of the total population.

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s are predominant in Masaka (50.6%) and Gahanga (50.2%) sectors. Gatenga, Kanombe, Kigarama, Nyarugunga and Masaka are the most populated sectors with more than 39 thousands residents each. Kagarama and Gikondo are the last populated sectors in Kicukiro district (14,385 and 17,146 inhabitants respectively). Each of them represents 4.5% of the total resident population of Kicukiro district.

Topography and climate

The hydrographs of the District are largely constituted by streams and rivers which form a part of the basin of the Akagera River. The main rivers are the Akagera and the

Nyabarongo The Nyabarongo (or Nyawarungu) is a major river in Rwanda, part of the upper headwaters of the Nile. With a total length of , it is the longest river entirely in Rwanda. It is extended in Lake Rweru including a upper course of Kagera River befo ...

, which flows through the city of

from

Lake Muhazi Lake Muhazi ( rw, Ikiyaga cya Muhazi) is a long thin shallow lake in the east of Rwanda. The bulk of the lake lies in the Eastern Province, with the western end forming the border between the Northern and Kigali Provinces.UN Field Support It is ...

. The District has four seasons. Two rainy seasons and two dry seasons, alternating in the following manner: Small dry season: December, January and February Big rainy season March, April and May Big Dry

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June, July, August and September Small rainy

October and November. These seasons are often irregular due to world climate changes. Lower or higher limits of each Season cannot be determined accurately. The rainy season may drag on into the dry season and vice versa. Average temperature is 22 °C for a rainfall varying between 900 and 1150 mm of annual rain.

Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC)

The 4th

and Housing

(PHC) has enumerated 318,564 residents in Kicukiro district, which represents 28.4% of the total

(1,132,686 residents). The

of Kicukiro district is predominantly male: 163,445 are men corresponding to 51.3% of the total population.

s are predominant in Masaka (50.6%) and Gahanga (50.2%)

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. Gatenga, Kanombe, Kigarama, Nyarugunga and Masaka are the most populated sectors with more than 39 thousands residents each. Kagarama and Gikondo are the last populated sectors in Kicukiro district (14,385 and 17,146 inhabitants respectively). Each of them represents 4.5% of the total resident population of Kicukiro district.

Education (some universities)

Kicukiro College of Technology

Kicukiro College of

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is one of only two colleges of technology in Rwanda. The college opened in October 2008.Its vision is to emerge as a top-ranking management

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in the world by providing excellent management education. The aim is to achieve global recognition as a leading player in the field of management

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. We intend to provide a world class Management Education with Rwandan touch.

Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC)

IPRC was initially established by the

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in 2008 as “Kicukiro College of Technology (KCT)”. Its core mission of the college was to develop and provide professional technical education at the level of diploma (A1). The

college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering ...

inherited the existing physical

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...

from the ETO Kicukiro which seized to operate as a Technical Secondary School in 1994 when almost all of its equipment was vandalized during the

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. After the genocide two secondary schools used the infrastructure consecutively up to January 2008. In July 2008, the Government of Rwanda (GoR) decided to integrate Technical education, Vocational Education and Training into an integrated (TVET) system. Currently the college is among the two existing and operational Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) in the country with its Mission and Vision changed to reflect its IPRC.

References

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— Province, District and Sector information from ''MINALOC'', the Rwanda ministry of local government. {{coord, 2, 00, S, 30, 09, E, display=title, region:RW_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki Kigali Province Districts of Rwanda