Zaza, Rwanda

Zaza
Sector
Zaza is located in Rwanda
Zaza
Zaza
Coordinates: 2°09′19″S 30°25′52″E / 2.155258°S 30.431056°E / -2.155258; 30.431056
Country Rwanda
ProvinceEastern
DistrictNgoma
Area
 • Total
61.55 km2 (23.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total
27,836
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

Zaza is a sector in Rwanda to the east of Lake Mugesera and about 10 miles (16 km) west of Kibungo. It is located in the Ngoma District of the Eastern Province of Rwanda.

The entire population of the sector are living in rural areas (2022 census), on an area of 61.55 square kilometers.

History

The White Fathers founded a mission at Zaza in January 1902, where they taught the local people reading, writing and the gospel.[2] A huge number of local laborers were recruited to assist in building the mission, causing friction with the local notables.[3] At first, the priests were not particularly selective in baptizing people. After several hundred had been baptized at Zara, Bishop John Joseph Hirth asked them to baptise fewer but of better quality.[4] Zaza was the birthplace of Aloys Bigirumwami, the first Rwandan to become a bishop.[5] Later the Carmelite sisters founded a monastery at Zara. They adopted local customs, and in 1967 left the monastery building, built huts in the local style, and began to support themselves through farming.[6]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Zaza sector
  2. ^ Education in Rwanda from 1900 to 1960.
  3. ^ Linden & Linden 1977, p. 175.
  4. ^ Linden & Linden 1977, p. 64.
  5. ^ Shimamungu 2009.
  6. ^ Ranger & Weller 1975, p. 221.

Sources

  • "Education in Rwanda from 1900 to 1960". Rwanda Development Gateway. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  • Linden, Ian; Linden, Jan (1977). Church and Revolution in Rwanda. Manchester University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-7190-0671-5. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  • Ranger, Terence O.; Weller, John C. (1975). Themes in the Christian History of Central Africa. University of California Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-520-02536-3. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  • Shimamungu, Eugène (27 May 2009). "Biographie de Mgr Aloys Bigirumwami". Editions Sources du Nil. Retrieved 2013-03-25.