Gasabo District

Gasabo District
Gasabo District
District
	Shown within Kigali Province and Rwanda
	Coordinates: 1°53′S 30°08′E / 1.883°S 30.133°E
Country	Rwanda
Province	Kigali
Capital	Gasabo
Sectors	List Bumbogo; Gatsata; Gikomero; Gisozi; Jabana; Jali; Kacyiru; Kimihurura; Kimironko; Kinyinya; Ndera; Nduba; Remera; Rusororo; Rutunga;
Government
• Mayor	Pauline Umwali
Area
• District	430.30 km2 (166.14 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• District	879,505
• Rank	1st of 30 districts
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
• Urban	712,399 (81%)
• Rural	167,106 (19%)
• Male	443,987 (50.48%)
• Female	435,518 (49.52%)
Website	https://www.gasabo.gov.rw/

Gasabo is a district (akarere) in Kigali city, the capital of Rwanda. The headquarter of Gasabo is located in Remera Sector. The district also includes large areas of the city itself, including Kacyiru, Kimironko, Remera, Nyarutarama and Kimihurura.

The district is the location of the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Site, the burial place of approximately 300,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis. In addition to the cemetery, the memorial has a related genocide exhibition area and library and has plans to develop a teaching centre on the history of the genocide.^[3]

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^ Gasabo (6 June 2021). "akarere ka Gasabo". Akarere ka gasabo.

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[3] Gasabo (6 June 2021). "akarere ka Gasabo". Akarere ka gasabo.

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