Kimihurura

01°56′16.8″S 30°04′48″E / 1.938000°S 30.08000°E / -1.938000; 30.08000

Kimihurura
Sector
Kigali Convention Center
Kigali Convention Center
Country Rwanda
ProvinceKigali
DistrictGasabo District
Area
 • Total
5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
16,425
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)

Kimihurura is one of 15 sectors in the district of Gasabo in Ruanda's capital of Kigali.

Geography

Kimihurura covers an area of 5.1 km2 and lies at an altitude of about 1,480 meters.[1][2] The sector is divided into three cells: Kamukina, Kimihurura and Rugando.[3] Neighboring sectors are Kacyiro in the north, Remera in the east, Kicukiro in the southeast, Gikondo in the southwest and Muhima in the west.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2022 census, the population was 16,425. Ten years earlier, it was 21,672, which corresponds to an annual population decrease of 2.7 percent between 2012 and 2022.[1][4]

Places of interest

Within the sector, the Kigali Convention Centre is located in Rugando. Construction of the convention center, which opened in July 2016, began in 2009 and cost around $300 million.[5] The Anti-Corruption Monument, a 12-meter-high sculpture in the shape of a human hand by Iraqi artist Ahmed Al-Bahrani, has stood in the parking lot in front of the convention center since December 2019.[6] West of the congress grounds are shopping centers and Kigali Centenary Park, and a few hundred meters northeast in Kamukina are the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda and the Campaign Against Genocide Museum.

The sector is also home to several ministries of Rwanda, including the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Ministry of Justice.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren". citypopulation.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ "Kimihurura". GeoNames. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ^ "Menya Gasabo". gasabo.gov.rw (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  4. ^ "RPHC5 - District Profile - Gasabo". National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. ^ Isis Briones (2019-05-30). "Everything You Need to Know About Africa's Most Expensive Building". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  6. ^ Julius Bizimungu (2019-12-10). "Kagame, Emir of Qatar unveil new anti-corruption monument". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-04-06.