01°56′16.8″S 30°04′48″E / 1.938000°S 30.08000°E
Kacyiru | |
|---|---|
 Street in Kacyiru | |
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Province | Kigali |
| District | Gasabo District |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,470 m (4,820 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 30,036 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Kacyiru is one of 15 sectors in the district of Gasabo in the capital province of Kigali in Rwanda.
Geography
editKacyiru covers an area of 5.8 km² and lies at an altitude of about 1,470 meters.[1][2] The sector is divided into three cells: Kamatamu, Kamutwa and Kibaza.[3][2] Kacyiru is bordered by Kinyinya to the north, Remera to the east, Kimihurura to the south, Muhima to the southwest and Gisozi to the northwest.[1][2]
Demographics
editAccording to the census of 2022, the population was 30,036. Ten years earlier, it had been 37,088, which corresponds to an annual population decrease of 2.1 percent between 2012 and 2022.[1][4]
Culture and facilities
editTo the east of the sector is the Inema Arts Center and King Faisal Hospital. To the west are the headquarters of the Rwanda National Police.[5][2] The headquarters of the Ministry of Education is also located in the sector.
Transport
editThe National Road 3 runs through the center of the sector in an east-west direction.[2][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren". citypopulation.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b c d e "Kacyiru". GeoNames. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Menya Gasabo". gasabo.gov.rw (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "RPHC5 - District Profile - Gasabo". National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Who we are". kfh.rw. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Classified Road Network Map 2022" (PDF). rtda.gov.rw. Rwanda Transport Development Agency. Archived from the original (PDF; 39,6 MB) on 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-09-14.