Nyagatare is a city and capital of Nyagatare district in Eastern Province, Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

. It has a population of 9000 inhabitants.

The city is located at the end of a 12 km spur from the Kayonza-Kagitumba road, and has grown considerably since 1994, boosted by an influx of former refugees from Uganda. It has a branch of the major Rwandan bank

Bank

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, BCDI, a post office

Post office

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, petrol station, a conference centre and termini for express buses to Kigali

Kigali

Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of...

. There is also a newly opened university, on the site of the former Umutara Polytechnic

Umutara Polytechnic

Umutara Polytechnic , founded in 2004, is located in the city of Nyagatare, capital of Nyagatare district in Eastern Province, Rwanda.UP started its first academic year on 2 May 2006 with 265 students and 16 staff...

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External links

• Children Sharing Centre, Nyagatare — Project of ASSIST-RWANDA a.s.b.l. for the construction of a YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION AND CHILDREN SHARING CENTRE for vulnerable young people