Kicukiro District

Kicukiro District
District
Shown within Kigali Province and Rwanda
Country	Rwanda
Province	Kigali
Capital	Kagarama
Area
• Total	167 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	491,731
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)

Kicukiro District is one of the three Districts which constitute the City of Kigali and is situated in the South-East of the City of Kigali. Is a district (akarere) located in Kigali Province, Rwanda. Kicukiro is home to a thriving market, a number of NGOs(Non-Government Organizations) and the Bralirwa Brewery. In addition, it is the headquarters for the Friends Church in Rwanda. Kicukiro District is also home to two major memorial sites associated with the Rwandan genocide. These are the Rebero Genocide Memorial Site where 14,400 victims are buried, and the Nyanza Genocide Memorial Site where 5,000 victims were killed after Belgian soldiers who were serving in the United Nations peacekeeping forces abandoned them.^{[citation needed]}