Nyamirama
01°57′00″S 30°31′44.4″E / 1.95000°S 30.529000°E
Nyamirama | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| District | Kayonza District |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.08 km2 (23.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 38,562 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Location of Nyamirama (red) within Kayonza District
Nyamirama (Kinyarwanda: Umurenge wa Nyamirama) is one of the 12 sectors in Kayonza District in Rwanda's Eastern Province.
Geography
[edit]Nyamirama covers an area of 61.08 km2 and lies at an altitude of about 1,600 m. The sector is divided into the cells Gikaya, Musumba, Rurambi and Shyogo. Neighboring sectors are Mukarange to the north, Rwinkwavu to the east, Kabarondo to the southeast, Ruramira to the southwest and Muhazi to the west.[1][2][3]
Demographics
[edit]The population was 38,562 at the census of 2022. Ten years earlier, it had been 30,528, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 2.4 percent between 2012 and 2022.[1][4]
Transport
[edit]National Road 4 runs through the sector.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren". citypopulation.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Nyamirama". GeoNames. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Menya Kayonza". kayonza.gov.rw (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "RPHC5 - District Profile - Kayonza". National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Classified Road Network Map 2022" (PDF). rtda.gov.rw. Rwanda Transport Development Agency. Archived from the original (PDF; 39,6 MB) on 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
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