Bugesera District
Bugesera District | |
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Shown within Eastern Province and Rwanda | |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Province | Eastern |
| Capital | Nyamata |
| Area | |
• District | 1,288 km2 (497 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• District | 551,103 |
| • Density | 427.9/km2 (1,108/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 221,227 |
Bugesera is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. It is one of the 30 districts in Rwanda and its capital is Nyamata and is named after the old Kingdom of Bugesera.
The district is the location of two memorial sites of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi at Ntarama and Nyamata.