Nemba is a settlement 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 ...

Location

Nemba is located in

Bugesera District Bugesera is a district (''akarere'') in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamata. The district is named after the old Kingdom of Bugesera. The district is the location of two memorial sites of the Rwandan genocide at Ntarama and Nyam ...

, in the Eastern Province of Rwanda, at the border with the

Republic of Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

. Its location is about , by road, southeast 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 ...

, Rwanda's

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and largest city. The geographical coordinates of this settlement are: 02°21'09.0"S, 30°13'03.0"E (Latitude:-2.352500; Longitude:30.217500). Nemba is located at an average elevation of , above sea level.

Population

In 2012, the national population census enumerated the population of Rweru Sector (of which Nemba Cell is a component), at 28,782 people.

Points of interest

The points of interest within the town limits or close to the edges of town include: (a) the offices of Nema Local Council (b) the international border crossing between

and

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

(c)

Nemba Airport Nemba Airport is an airport in Rwanda. Location Nemba Airport is located in Rwanda's Eastern Province, Rwanda, Eastern Province, in Bugesera District, in the town of Nemba, at the International border with Republic of Burundi. This location lies ...

, a small civilian airport, administered by the

Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority The Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA, , ) is the civil aviation authority of Rwanda. Its headquarters are at Kigali International Airport in Kigali. The authority was established as the Civil Aviation Authority by Law No. 21/2004 of 10/08/2004 ...

. The international border crossing is administered through two "One-Stop-Border-Post" (OSBP) facilities, (one in each country), whereby the customs, immigration and police clearances of both countries are obtained in one location when leaving one country and entering another.

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Rwanda: Bugesera to Host U.S.$3 Million Mineral Processing Plant
As of 3 December 2011.

As of 6 June 2017. Bugesera District Eastern Province, Rwanda Populated places in Rwanda Burundi–Rwanda border crossings

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