Masaka is a populated neighborhood within the 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

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and largest city of

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Location

Masaka is located in

Gasabo District Gasabo is a district, (''akarere'') in Kigali city, the capital of Rwanda. The headquarter of Gasabo is located in Remera Sector. The district also includes large areas of the city itself, including Kacyiru, Kimironko, Remera, Nyarutarama and Ki ...

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, approximately , by road, south-east of the

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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 ...

. Masaka is located about , by road, south-west of ''Kabuga'', at the eastern edge of the city of Kigali, along KK3 Road (RN3). The coordinates of Masaka are: 01°59'44.0"S, 30°11'30.0"E (Latitude:-1.995556; Longitude:30.191667).

Overview

Masaka is a sparsely populated area with an estimated population of approximately 4,558, as of January 2018. In January 2018, the

government of Rwanda The politics of Rwanda reflect Belgian and German civil law systems and customary law takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Rwanda is the head of state with significant executive power, with the Pr ...

selected this neighborhood to be the location of the cargo terminal of the western end of the Isaka–Kigali Standard Gauge Railway. The

is in the process of developing a ''cargo center'' in the Masaka neighborhood.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie in or near Masaka: (a) The KK3 Road (RN3), the main route leading east, out of the city of Kigali (b) Masaka Hospital (c) Masaka Trade Center (d) Masaka Mosque (e) Masaka Kingdom Hall of Johovah's Witnesses (f) Masaka Farms, a restaurant and (g) The cargo terminal of the Isaka-Kigali Standard Gauge Railway will be constructed here.

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Map Showing Boundaries of Masaka, Kigali, Rwanda
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