Kayonza is a small town in

Kayonza district Kayonza is a district (''akarere'') located in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Mukarange.The population of Kayonza District is projected to 457,156 people in 2022, living in 12 sectors (''imirenge''): Gahini, Kabare, Kabarondo, Mukaran ...

, Eastern Province,

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. The town is centred on a roundabout, where the road east from Kigali splits into the road running north to the

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n border, and the road south to

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. It is a major transport hub because of this junction, where a sizeable taxi-minibus park and terminus offers the Okapi, Atraco and Stella express services. It is also used as an overnight rest stop for truck drivers from Tanzania to Kigali and beyond. A small

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provides basic accommodation, and there are two petrol pumps, a

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, a twice-weekly

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and various bars and television halls. It is also one of the sites the company

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uses for delivering supplies to medical centres around the area using drones. Kayonza now has a Women's Opportunity Center. It was designed by architect Sharon Davis, with funding provided by Women for Women International which is based in Washington D.C. The November 2013 issue of the magazine Architectural Digest shares the story and images from Kayonza.

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* {{statoids, id=yrw, title=Districts of Rwanda Eastern Province, Rwanda Districts and municipalities of Kibungo