Ngororero District is a
district
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(''akarere'') in
Western Province
Western Province or West Province may refer to:
* Western Province, Cameroon
*Western Province, Rwanda
*Western Province (Kenya)
*Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
*Western Province (Solomon Islands)
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*Western Provin ...
,
Rwanda. Its capital is the town of
Ngororero.
Location
The district is one of the five districts that comprise Rwanda's Western Province. It is bordered by
Nyabihu District
Nyabihu is a district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Mukamira. Nyabihu district is divided into 12 sectors (''imirenge''): Bigogwe, Jenda, Jomba, Kabatwa, Karago, Kintobo, Mukamira, Muringa, Rambura, Rugera, Rurembo a ...
to the north,
Gakenke District
Gakenke district is one among thirty district made of Rwanda . It's locate in Northern Province of this country (Rwanda). Its capital is Gakenke town. The district has started implementing a building plan with demarcation for land usage and publ ...
to the northwest,
Rutsiro District to the west and
Karongi District
Karongi is a district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. The capital being Rubengera, the district also contains Kibuye, the provincial capital and a major Rwandan lakeside resort. It is one of the districts with the least population de ...
to the south; all in Western Province.
Muhanga District
Muhanga is a district (''akarere'') in Rwanda. Its administrative centre is located in the city of Muhanga (former Gitarama).
Geography
Muhanga Districtis one of the eight districts comprising the Southern Province. It is subdivided into tw ...
in
Southern Province, lies to the east of Ngororero District. The district's main town of
Ngororero, lies about , by road, northwest of
Kigali, the
capital of Rwanda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Ngororero District are:1° 52'S, 29° 39'E (Latitude:-1.866667; Longitude:29.650000).
Sectors
Ngororero district is divided into 13
sectors
Sector may refer to:
Places
* Sector, West Virginia, U.S.
Geometry
* Circular sector, the portion of a disc enclosed by two radii and a circular arc
* Hyperbolic sector, a region enclosed by two radii and a hyperbolic arc
* Spherical sector, a p ...
(''imirenge''): Bwira, Gatumba, Hindiro, Kabaya, Kageyo, Kavumu, Matyazo, Muhanda, Muhororo, Ndaro,
Ngororero, Nyange and Sovu.
Population
In 2002, the population of Ngororero District was estimated at 282,249 people.
Estimated District Population In 2002
See also
* Provinces of Rwanda
The provinces of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: ''intara'') are divided into districts (''akarere'') and municipalities (''umujyi''). Prior to January 1, 2006, Rwanda was composed of 12 provinces. The Rwandan government decided to establish new provinc ...
* Districts of Rwanda
The five provinces of Rwanda are divided into 30 districts (Kinyarwanda: ''uturere'', sing. ''akarere''). Each district is in turn divided into sectors (Kinyarwanda: ''imirenge'', sing. ''umurenge''), which are in turn divided into ''cells'' (Ki ...
References
External links
Website of Ngororero District
Website of Western Province, Rwanda
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Western Province, Rwanda
Districts of Rwanda