Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in
Northern Province,
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 ...
. Its capital is
Tare
Tare or Tares may refer to:
* Tare (armour), a leg and groin protector used in a number of Japanese martial arts
* Tare (surname), a surname
* Tare (tufted grass), a genus of nine species of tufted grasses
* Tare, Rwanda
* Tare River, in Romania
...
(also known as Bushoki).
Geography
The district lies roughly halfway between
Kigali
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, cult ...
and
Ruhengeri
Ruhengeri, also known as Musanze or Muhoza, is a city and capital of Musanze District in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Some sources now refer to the city itself as Musanze, after the district in which it lies within. This has to do with the a ...
, and is very mountainous, containing
Mount Kabuye. Its principal town, Tare (more commonly known as Nyirangarama), serves as a rest and refreshment stop for most long distance
bus services between Kigali and
Gisenyi
Gisenyi, historically rendered as Kisenyi, is a city in Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Overview
The city features a resort on t ...
and
Goma
Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the ...
.
Economy
![Rulindo farmer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Rulindo_farmer.jpg)
Rulindo district is home to
Agashya, Rwanda's leading manufacturer of passion fruit squash.
Kinihira Sector is home to the Sorwathe Tea Factory.
Sectors
Rulindo district is divided into 17
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''):
Base,
Burega,
Bushoki,
Buyoga
Buyoga is a town and sector in the Rulindo district of Northern Province, 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 ...
,
Cyinzuzi,
Cyungo
Cyungo is a town and sector in the Rulindo
Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Tare (also known as Bushoki).
Geography
The district lies roughly halfway between Kigali and Ruhengeri, and is very ...
,
Kinihira,
Kisaro,
Masoro,
Mbogo
Mbogo is a town and sector in the Rulindo district of Northern Province, 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 Lak ...
,
Murambi
Murambi is a town and sector in the Rulindo
Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Tare (also known as Bushoki).
Geography
The district lies roughly halfway between Kigali and Ruhengeri, and is very ...
,
Ngoma,
Ntarabana
Ntarabana is a town and sector in the Rulindo
Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Tare (also known as Bushoki).
Geography
The district lies roughly halfway between Kigali and Ruhengeri, and is ve ...
,
Rukozo
Rukozo is a town and sector in the Rulindo
Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Tare (also known as Bushoki).
Geography
The district lies roughly halfway between Kigali and Ruhengeri, and is very ...
,
Rusiga
Rusiga is a town and sector in the Rulindo
Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Tare (also known as Bushoki).
Geography
The district lies roughly halfway between Kigali and Ruhengeri, and is very ...
,
Shyorongi and
Tumba.
References
*
Inzego.doc— Province, District and Sector information from ''MINALOC'', the Rwanda ministry of local government.
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Northern Province, Rwanda
Districts of Rwanda