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Gisozi is one of 15
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 ...
in the district of Gasabo in the province of
Kigali Kigali () is the Capital (political), 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 is a relativ ...
in
Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
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Geography

Gisozi covers an area of 9.1 km2 and lies at an altitude of about 1,510 meters. The sector is divided into two cells: Musezero in the northeast and Ruhango in the southwest. Gisozi's neighboring sectors are Jabana to the north, Kinyinya to the east, Kacyiro to the southeast,
Muhima Muhima is a sector (umurenge) in the Kigali Province, Nyarugenge district, Rwanda. It is located in the west part of the city of Kigali Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geog ...
to the south and Gatsata to the west. In the west, the sector also borders the Nyabugogo River.


Demographics

According to the Rwandan census of 2022, the population was 75,611. Ten years earlier, it was 44,003, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 5.6 percent between 2012 and 2022.


Culture

The sector is home to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where over 250,000 victims of the
genocide in Rwanda The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa ...
were buried. In 2023, the Kigali Genocide Memorial, along with three other memorials, was included in the
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Education

The Université Libre de Kigali (ULK) and the
École Belge de Kigali The École Belge de Kigali (EBK, "Belgian School of Kigali") is an International school in Kigali, Rwanda. The school follows the curriculum defined by the Federation wallonie bruxelles, Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles of Belgium (French speaking c ...
international school are located in Gisozi.


References

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