Area 682 km² | Capital Kigabiro | |
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Rwamagana is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kigabiro city, which is also the provincial capital.
Sectors
Rwamagana district is divided into 14 sectors (imirenge): Fumbwe, Gahengeri, Gishari, Karenge, Kigabiro, Muhazi, Munyaga, Munyiginya, Musha, Muyumbu, Mwulire, Nyakariro, Nzige and Rubona. Rwamagana is 'a place of a hundred things' in Kinyarwanda, as it contains the word 'magana' a word meaning 'one-hundred' in many bantu dialects. The district's name 'Rwamagana' was meant to imply a place of abundance.
References
Rwamagana District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA