Bugesera is a district (''akarere'') in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is

Nyamata Nyamata is a town in the Bugesera District, southeastern Rwanda. Nyamata literally means "place of milk" from the two Kinyarwanda words "nya-" (of) and "amata" (milk). It is the location of Nyamata Genocide Memorial, commemorating the Rwandan g ...

. The district is the location of two memorial sites of the

Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed Hutu ...

at Ntarama and

Geography

Bugesera comprises areas south 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 ...

, which were formerly in the Kigali Ngali province, around the town of

. The area is prone to droughts as it has a higher average daytime

temperature Temperature is a physical quantity that expresses quantitatively the perceptions of hotness and coldness. Temperature is measured with a thermometer. Thermometers are calibrated in various temperature scales that historically have relied on ...

than the Rwandan average, and lower precipitation. It is the construction site for a new international

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...

to serve Kigali, 40 km away, and the rest of the nation, replacing

Kigali International Airport Kigali International Airport , formerly known as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Currently, there is an ongoing project to build another mega-airport in Bugesera District, Eastern Pr ...

in the future.

Sectors

Bugesera district is divided into 15 sectors (''imirenge''): Gashora, Juru, Kamabuye, Ntarama, Mareba, Mayange, Musenyi, Mwogo, Ngeruka,

, Nyarugenge, Rilima, Ruhuha, Rweru and Shyara. This_tree

External links

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Bugesera District government website
Nyamata_Genocide_Herdenkingssite

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