Mugina | |
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Sector and town | |
Coordinates: 2°06′47″S 29°57′18″E / 2.11314°S 29.95498°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Southern Province |
District | Kamonyi |
Area | |
• Sector and town | 89.75 km2 (34.65 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)
[1] | |
• Sector and town | 45,894 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 14,755 |
(2012 census) |
Mugina is a sector and town in Kamonyi District, Southern Province, Rwanda [2] and a suburb of Kigali. The town had a population of 14,755 in the 2012 census, while the sector had a population of 45,894 in the 2022 census. [1] [3]
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, a major massacre occurred in Mugina, during which houses with women and children inside were burned. In total, thousands of people had been killed. On 3 October 2023, Pierre-Claver Karangwa was arrested in the Netherlands for his role in this massacre. [4] [5]
Mugina is the birthplace of army officers Augustin Bizimungu and Ildephonse Hategekimana, both of whom were major perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide. [6] [7]
Mugina | |
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Sector and town | |
Coordinates: 2°06′47″S 29°57′18″E / 2.11314°S 29.95498°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Southern Province |
District | Kamonyi |
Area | |
• Sector and town | 89.75 km2 (34.65 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)
[1] | |
• Sector and town | 45,894 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 14,755 |
(2012 census) |
Mugina is a sector and town in Kamonyi District, Southern Province, Rwanda [2] and a suburb of Kigali. The town had a population of 14,755 in the 2012 census, while the sector had a population of 45,894 in the 2022 census. [1] [3]
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, a major massacre occurred in Mugina, during which houses with women and children inside were burned. In total, thousands of people had been killed. On 3 October 2023, Pierre-Claver Karangwa was arrested in the Netherlands for his role in this massacre. [4] [5]
Mugina is the birthplace of army officers Augustin Bizimungu and Ildephonse Hategekimana, both of whom were major perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide. [6] [7]