Rutsiro is a district (''akarere'') in

Western Province Western Province or West Province may refer to: *Western Province, Cameroon *Western Province, Rwanda *Western Province (Kenya) *Western Province (Papua New Guinea) *Western Province (Solomon Islands) *Western Province, Sri Lanka *Western Provinc ...

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. Its headquarter is located in Gihango sector.

About Rutsiro

Rutsiro District is one of the seven Districts making up the

, located 150 km the capital

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 ...

. It has a population of 369,180 of which 60% are below 25 years, and a population density of 320 inhabitants per km² by 2022. This District is made up of 13 administrative Sectors, 62 Cells and 483 villages commonly known as “Imidugudu” covering a surface area of 1157.3 km².

Geography

In the East: From North to South, the limit of the District of Rutsiro leaves the banks of rivers Bihongora and Nyanzo until the limit of Kavumu sector in Ngororero District In the West: From the South to the North, the limits of Rutsiro District is confused with the border between Rwanda and the

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. Rutsiro begins from the border with Karongi District and continues up to the border that it shares with

Rubavu Rubavu District is one of the seven districts (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda, with a total surface area of 388.4 km2. Its capital is Gisenyi, a large beach resort and border city. The Rubavu Urban area, which includes Gisenyi, Rug ...

District on

Lake Kivu Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which ...

. In the South: From the West to the East, the District of Rutsiro shares a border with the Northern limits of Karongi District from the border with the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic republic of Congo where the Districts of Rutsiro and Karongi meet on Lake Kivu up to where the Districts of Rutsiro, Ngororero and Karongi meet towards the East.

Tourism

Rutsiro has many touristic site one of which is Gishwati - Mukura National Park which is a protected reserve in the north-western part of

, not far from

. Rutsiro has also the lock named "Urutare rw'Abakobwa" meaning "the lock for girls", which has a long cultural history behind it. Alongside the

, there are many tiny beaches between mountains.

References

Sources

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— Province, District and Sector information from ''MINALOC'', the Rwanda ministry of local government. {{coord, 1, 55, S, 29, 19, E, display=title, region:RW_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki Western Province, Rwanda Districts of Rwanda