Nyamirama

01°57′00″S 30°31′44.4″E

Nyamirama
Sector
Country	Rwanda
Province	Eastern Province
District	Kayonza District
Area
• Total	61.08 km2 (23.58 sq mi)
Elevation	1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	38,562
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)

Location of Nyamirama (red) within Kayonza District

Nyamirama (Kinyarwanda: Umurenge wa Nyamirama) is one of the 12 sectors in Kayonza District in Rwanda's Eastern Province.

Geography

Nyamirama covers an area of 61.08 km² and lies at an altitude of about 1,600 m. The sector is divided into the cells Gikaya, Musumba, Rurambi and Shyogo. Neighboring sectors are Mukarange to the north, Rwinkwavu to the east, Kabarondo to the southeast, Ruramira to the southwest and Muhazi to the west.^[1][2][3]

Demographics

The population was 38,562 at the census of 2022. Ten years earlier, it had been 30,528, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 2.4 percent between 2012 and 2022.^[1][4]

Transport

National Road 4 runs through the sector.^[5]