Gasabo District
Gasabo District | |
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Shown within City of Kigali and Rwanda | |
| Coordinates: 1°53′S 30°08′E / 1.883°S 30.133°E | |
| Country | Rwanda |
| City | Kigali |
| Capital | Remera |
| Sectors | List
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| Government | |
| • Executive Administrator | Bernard Bayasese |
| Area | |
• District | 430.30 km2 (166.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• District | 879,505 |
| • Rank | 1st of 30 districts |
| • Density | 2,043.9/km2 (5,293.8/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) of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The headquarters of Gasabo are located in the Remera Sector. The district includes neighborhoods such as: 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. There are plans to develop a teaching centre on the history of the genocide.