Rilima is a town in southeastern

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 ...

. It is the nearest urban center to

Bugesera International Airport Bugesera International Airport is an airport in the Bugesera District of Rwanda under construction since 2017. Location Bugesera Airport is located in southeastern Rwanda, in Bugesera District, near the town of Rilima. This location is approxim ...

Location

Rilima is located in

Bugesera District Bugesera is a district (''akarere'') in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamata. The district is the location of two memorial sites of the Rwandan genocide at Ntarama and Nyamata. Geography Bugesera comprises areas south of Kigali, ...

, Eastern Province, south 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 national

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and the largest city in the country. Its location is about , by road, south of Kigali. The geographical coordinates of Rilima are:02°09'35.0"S, 30°13'31.0"E (Latitude:-2.159722; Longitude:30.225278). Rilima is situated at an altitude of above sea level.

Overview

Rilima is reachable from Kigali, in about one hour by private car. Among the institutions found in or near the town is th
Centre Orthopédique Sainte Marie Rilima
(Saint Mary's Othopedic Hospital Rilima), a 70-bed orthopedic hospital that specializes in treating pediatric orthopedic problems, including

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, bow-legs and others. Another institution found in the town, is the Rilima Prison, which holds over 7,400 inmates, the majority of whom are awaiting trial. The Rilima Health Centre is an outreach healthcare facility that distributes food to nutritionally vulnerable women and children. It instructs mothers on how to prepare the donated food for achieving optimum benefits. Parents are also taught how to grow nutritious vegetables. Family planning services, good hygiene practices and balanced diet selection are taught. The most recent institution to come to Rilima is

, whose construction started in August 2017, and completion of the first phase is expected in 2019.

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{{reflist Bugesera District Eastern Province, Rwanda Populated places in Rwanda

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