Bugarama is a town in western
Rwanda.
Location
Bugarama is located in
Rusizi District,
Western Province, close to the borders with
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...
(to the east) and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
(to the west). It is about , by road, southwest of
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, cu ...
, Rwanda's capital and largest city, and approximately , by road, southeast of
Kamembe/Cyangugu, where the district headquarters are located.
Population
The population of Bugarama was about 28,810 as of December 2013.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:
* Offices of Cavicon Consultants, Safkoko, FHI
* The headquarters of Bugarama Sector
* The International border crossing between
Rwanda and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
at Bugarama City
* The International border crossing between
Rwanda and
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...
at
Ruhwa
* A branch of
Bank of Kigali
* A branch of
Banque Populaire du Rwanda
BPR Bank Rwanda PLC (BPR PLC; rw, Banki y'Abaturage y'u Rwanda), formerly Banque Populaire du Rwanda SA, is a commercial bank in Rwanda. The bank is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Overv ...
* A branch of ''Ruyange Sacco''
* Cyamudongo National Forest
* Bugarama Rice Plantation - A project of Rural Development Inter-Diocesan Service
* Bugarama Islamic Health Center
* Church: Eglise Catholique Saint Paul Muko
* High School: Groupe Scolaire St Paul Muko
* International Market of Bugarama
See also
*
Bukavu
Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu ...
*
Lake Kivu
Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, whi ...
*
Access Bank Rwanda
External links
About Bugarama Rice Plantation
References
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Rusizi District
Western Province, Rwanda
Populated places in Rwanda