{{short description|Sector in the City of Kigali, Rwanda}} {{Short description|Suburb of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda}} {{for|the coffee container|Jebena}} {{expand German|topic=geo|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = | imagesize = | mapframe = No | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{RWA}} | subdivision_type1 = Provinces | subdivision_type2 = Districts | subdivision_name1 = City of Kigali | subdivision_name2 = Gasabo | established_title = Founded | established_date = | population_total = 63,862 | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = 1,755 | elevation_m = 1607 | area_code = | image_size = 250 | postal_code = | timezone1 = UTC+2 | postal_code_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | image_skyline = | area_total_km2 = 36.38 }} '''Jabana''' is a sector in Gasabo District Kigali, Rwanda.
== Location == It is located in the northern part of the country. It is bordered by the Kinyinya and Gizozi sectors in the south, Nduba to the east, Masoro and Murambi to the north, and Jali to the west.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population, http://www.citypopulation.de |title=Rwanda: Division in Sectors (Districts and Sectors) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251018103616/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/ |archive-date=2025-10-18 |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=www.citypopulation.de |language=en}}</ref> Gasabo District is divided into 10 sectors (''imirenge''): Bumbogo, Gatsata, Gikomero, Gisozi, Jabana, Jali, Kacyiru, Kimihurura, Kimironko, Kinyinya, Ndera, Nduba, Remera, Rusororo, and Rutunga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=mineduc.gov.rwREPUBLIC OF RWANDA GASABO DISTRCIT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) |url=https://www.mineduc.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/Mineduc/SPIU_Documents/ESMP/gasabo/GASABO_DISTRICT-_ESMP_FOR_CONSTRUCTION_OF_CLASSROOMS_AND_LATRINES_SUB-PROJECTS_UNDER_RWANDA_QBE-HCD_PROJECT.pdf}}</ref>
== Demographics == The population according to the 2012 census was 33,577 people. It had a gender ratio of 16,718 males to 16,859 females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jabana (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/gasabo/1205__jabana/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005180309/http://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/gasabo/1205__jabana/ |archive-date=2019-10-05 |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=www.citypopulation.de |language=en}}</ref>
According to the 2022 census, the sector had a population of 63,862 people. The gender ratios were
* Males 31,600 * Females 32,262
The Rwanda Environment Management Authority hypothesised that the high male-to-female ratio was due to a tendency for men to migrate to the city in search of work outside the agricultural sector, while their wives remained in a rural home.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://na.unep.net/siouxfalls/publications/Kigali_SOE.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212070018/https://na.unep.net/siouxfalls/publications/Kigali_SOE.pdf |archive-date=2023-02-12 |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=na.unep.net}}</ref>
As of 2022 it had a 64.7% Urban rate, and a 35.3 rural rate. It is quite young with 36.3% of the population be under 15, with 61.2% of the population being between 15 and 64 years old. Only 2.4% of the population is over 65.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jabana (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/gasabo/1205__jabana/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230730170818/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/gasabo/1205__jabana/ |archive-date=2023-07-30 |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=www.citypopulation.de |language=en}}</ref> {{coord|1.8778|S|30.0728|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}
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