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Bugesera District
District in Rwanda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bugesera is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamata. The district is named after the old Kingdom of Bugesera.[2]
The district is the location of two memorial sites of the Rwandan genocide at Ntarama and Nyamata.
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Geography
Bugesera comprises areas south of Kigali, which were formerly in the Kigali Ngali province, around the town of Nyamata.[citation needed]
The area is prone to droughts as it has a higher average daytime temperature than the Rwandan average, and lower precipitation.[citation needed]
It is the construction site for a new international airport to serve Kigali, 40 km away, and the rest of the nation, replacing Kigali International Airport in the future.
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Sectors
Bugesera district is divided into 15 sectors (imirenge):[according to whom?] Gashora, Juru, Kamabuye, Ntarama, Mareba, Mayange, Musenyi, Mwogo, Ngeruka, Nyamata, Nyarugenge, Rilima, Ruhuha, Rweru and Shyara.
Economy
Recently, Bugesera will be have industrial district named Bugesera Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) and built by the ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) with funding from Indian and South Korean investors. It is 14.83 km2 (1,483 ha; 3,660 acres) wide — located 10 km (5 mi) from new international airport in Bugesera and 50 km (30 mi) from Rwanda's capital, Kigali.[3]
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