Musanze is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

in the Northern Province of

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 city is Ruhengeri.

Geography and tourism

Musanze is Rwanda's most mountainous district, containing the largest part of the

Volcanoes National Park Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo. It borders Virunga N ...

, and its head office at Kinigi. Five of the eight volcanoes of the Virunga chain ( Karisimbi, Bisoke, Sabyinyo, Gahinga and

Muhabura Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. At Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the A ...

) are within the district boundaries. It is also in this district that most of Rwanda's

mountain gorilla The mountain gorilla (''Gorilla beringei beringei'') is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018. There are two populations: One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Centra ...

s are found, making it the most popular tourist destination in the country.

Sectors

Musanze district is divided into 15 sectors (''imirenge''): Busogo, Cyuve, Gacaca,

Gashaki Gashaki is a town and sector in the Musanze 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 ...

, Gataraga, Kimonyi, Kinigi, Muhoza, Muko, Musanze, Nkotsi, Nyange, Remera, Rwaza and Shingiro. But Musanze district is not entirely covering the whole area of former Ruhengeri province. 68 cells, and 432 umudugudus/villages, with a population of 398,986.

Irish Potatoes plantation

Irish potatoes are mainly grown in Burera, Musanze, Nyabihu and Rubavu districts and this program is expected to harmonize the Irish potato trading locally and turn it into export-oriented business Irish_potatoes_at_Gabba

References

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— Province, District and Sector information from ''MINALOC'', the Rwanda ministry of local government. {{coord, 1, 30, S, 29, 36, E, display=title, region:RW_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki Districts of Rwanda