# Gisozi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gisozi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gisozi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisozi > Source revision: 1337264523 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{coord|01|55|4.08|S|30|03|40.68|E|region:RW|display=title}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Gisozi |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = [Sector](/source/Sectors_of_Rwanda) |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Rwanda |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Rwanda |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = 25px [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda) |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = [Kigali](/source/Kigali_Province) |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = [Gasabo District](/source/Gasabo_District) |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title =Mayor |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 9.1 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2022 census |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 75,611 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_rural = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m =1,510 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Gisozi''' is one of 15 [sectors](/source/Sectors_of_Rwanda) in the [district of Gasabo](/source/Gasabo_District) in the province of [Kigali](/source/Kigali) in [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda). == Geography == Gisozi covers an area of 9.1 km2 and lies at an altitude of about 1,510 meters.{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-09 |language=de |title=Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/de/rwanda/sector/admin/ |website=citypopulation.de}} {{cite web|access-date=2024-04-09 |language=en |title=Gisozi |url=https://www.geonames.org/11186546/gisozi.html |website=[GeoNames](/source/GeoNames)}} The sector is divided into two cells: Musezero in the northeast and Ruhango in the southwest.{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-09 |language=rw |title=Menya Gasabo |url=https://www.gasabo.gov.rw/about/menya-akarere |website=gasabo.gov.rw}} Gisozi's neighboring sectors are [Jabana](/source/Jabana_(Sektor)) to the north, [Kinyinya](/source/Kinyinya) to the east, [Kacyiro](/source/Kacyiro) to the southeast, [Muhima](/source/Muhima) to the south and [Gatsata](/source/Gatsata) to the west. In the west, the sector also borders the [Nyabugogo River](/source/Nyabugogo_River). == Demographics == According to the Rwandan census of 2022, the population was 75,611. Ten years earlier, it was 44,003, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 5.6 percent between 2012 and 2022.{{cite web |access-date=2024-04-09 |language=en |publisher=[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_of_Rwanda) (NISR) |title=RPHC5 - District Profile - Gasabo |url=https://statistics.gov.rw/publication/rphc5-district-profile-gasabo }}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} == Culture == [[File:Home Secretary James Cleverly visits Rwanda on 5 December 2023 - 11.jpg|thumb|[Kigali Genocide Memorial](/source/Kigali_Genocide_Memorial)]] The sector is home to the [Kigali Genocide Memorial](/source/Kigali_Genocide_Memorial), where over 250,000 victims of the [genocide in Rwanda](/source/Rwandan_genocide) were buried. In 2023, the Kigali Genocide Memorial, along with three other memorials, was included in the [UNESCO World Heritage](/source/UNESCO_World_Heritage).{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-09 |language=en |publisher=[UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) |title=International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/days/tutsi-genocide}} == Education == The [Université Libre de Kigali](/source/Universit%C3%A9_Libre_de_Kigali) (ULK) and the [École Belge de Kigali](/source/%C3%89cole_Belge_de_Kigali) international school are located in Gisozi. == References == {{Reflist}} Category:Sectors of Rwanda Category:Gasabo District --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gisozi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisozi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisozi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.