Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Tare (also known as Bushoki).

Geography

The district lies roughly halfway between

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 ...

and

Ruhengeri Ruhengeri, also known as Musanze or Muhoza, is a city and capital of Musanze District in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Some sources now refer to the city itself as Musanze, after the district in which it lies within. This has to do with the ...

, and is very mountainous, containing

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. Its principal town, Tare (more commonly known as Nyirangarama), serves as a rest and refreshment stop for most long distance bus services between Kigali and

Gisenyi Gisenyi, historically rendered as Kisenyi, is a city in Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Overview The city features a resort o ...

and

Goma Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the w ...

Economy

Rulindo district is home to Agashya, Rwanda's leading manufacturer of passion fruit squash. Kinihira Sector is home to the Sorwathe Tea Factory.

Sectors

Rulindo district is divided into 17 sectors (''imirenge''): Base, Burega, Bushoki, Buyoga, Cyinzuzi,

Cyungo Cyungo is a town and sector in the Rulindo district of Northern Province, Rwanda. External linksMaplandia Populated places in Rwanda {{Rwanda-geo-stub ...

, Kinihira, Kisaro, Masoro,

Mbogo Mbogo is a town and sector in the Rulindo district of Northern Province, Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great La ...

Murambi Murambi is a town and sector in the Rulindo district of Northern Province, Rwanda. See also * Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre The Murambi Technical School, now known as the Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre, is situated near the town of Muram ...

, Ngoma, Ntarabana, Rukozo, Rusiga,

Shyorongi Shyorongi is a town and sector in the Rulindo district of Northern Province, Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great ...

and Tumba.

References

*
Inzego.doc
— Province, District and Sector information from ''MINALOC'', the Rwanda ministry of local government. {{coord, 1, 44, S, 30, 00, E, display=title, region:RW_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki Northern Province, Rwanda Districts of Rwanda