Rwezamenyo

Rwezamenyo
Location in Rwanda
Coordinates: 1°58′7″S 30°3′20″E / 1.96861°S 30.05556°E / -1.96861; 30.05556
Country Rwanda
ProvinceCity of Kigali
DistrictNyarugenge
Area
 • Land1.027 km2 (0.397 sq mi)
Elevation
1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
14,754
 • Density14,370/km2 (37,210/sq mi)
 (2022 census)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (not observed)

Rwezamenyo is a sector (umurenge) in the City of Kigali, Nyarugenge District, Rwanda. It is located in the southwest part of the city of Kigali.

Geography

It has an elevation of 1524 meters.[1] It is, as of 2026, the smallest sector by square kilometers in Rwanda with an area of 1.027 square kilometers.[2]

Demographics

In 2012, its population was 16,763 inhabitants, and a gender ratio of 8,718 male to 8,045 females.[3]

According to the 2022 census, the sector had a total population of 14,754 inhabitants, including 7,556 males and 7,198 females.[4]

The Rwanda Environment Management Authority has hypothesized that the high male-to-female ratio is due to a tendency for men to migrate to the city in search of work outside the agricultural sector, while their wives remained in a rural home.[5]

Approximately one quarter of the population (24.1%) is under 15, and 73.3% is between the age of 14 and 64; 2.6% are over the age of 64.[4]

It is the second smallest by population in Kigali only being beaten out by the Kikukiro Sector, in the Kicukiro District.

Sectors

Nyarugenge district is divided into 10 sectors (imirenge): Gitega, Kanyinya, Kigali, Kimisagara, Mageragere, Muhima, Nyakabanda, Nyamirambo, Nyarugenge, and Rwezamenyo.[6]

Cells

The sector is divided into the following cells: Kabuguru i, Kabuguru ii, Rwezamenyo i, and Rwezamenyo ii.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Rwezamenyo, Rwanda (third-order administrative division) near Nya..." rw.geoview.info. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  2. ^ "Rwanda: Division in Sectors (Districts and Sectors) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  3. ^ "Rwezamenyo (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  4. ^ a b "Rwezamenyo (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ^ "Kigali: State of Environment and Outlook Report 2013" (PDF). Rwanda Environment Management Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. ^ "ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP)". REPUBLIC OF RWANDA. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  7. ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2026-02-14.