02°19′55″S 30°34′26″E / 2.33194°S 30.57389°E
Gatore | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| District | Kirehe District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.0 km2 (24.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 31,687 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Location of Gatore (red) within Kirehe district
Gatore is one of the 12 sectors in Kirehe district in Eastern Province in Rwanda.
Geography
editGatore covers an area of 64.0 km² and lies at an altitude of about 1,460 m. The sector is divided into six cells: Curazo, Cyunuzu, Muganza, Nyamiryango, Rwabutazi and Rwantonde. It borders Kirehe to the northeast, Musaza to the east, Gahara to the southwest, Mutenderi to the west and Murama to the northwest.[1][2][3]
Demographics
editThe population was 31,687 at the census of 2022. Ten years earlier, it had been 26,923, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 1.6 percent between 2012 and 2022.[1][4]
Transport
editNational Road 4 runs through the north of the sector in an east-west direction.[5][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren". citypopulation.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ a b "Gatore". GeoNames. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Menya Kirehe". kirehe.gov.rw (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "RPHC5 - District Profile - Kirehe". National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Classified Road Network Map 2022" (PDF). rtda.gov.rw. Rwanda Transport Development Agency. Archived from the original (PDF; 39,6 MB) on 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-10-19.