# Muhima
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{{Short description|Sector in Rwandan district}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [City of Kigali](/source/City_of_Kigali)
| subdivision_name2 = [Nyarugenge](/source/Nyarugenge_District)
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'''Muhima''' is a sector ('''umurenge''') in the [City of Kigali](/source/City_of_Kigali), [Nyarugenge District](/source/Nyarugenge_District), [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda). It is located in the west part of the city of [Kigali](/source/Kigali).
== Geography ==
Its northwest border is shaped by the Nyabugogo River and an unnamed tributary of Nyabugogo. It has an elevation of 1495 meters.[{{Cite web |title=GeoNames.org |url=https://www.geonames.org/7595629/kimisagara.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=www.geonames.org}}]
== Religion ==
Muhima is home to the [Sainte-Famille](/source/Sainte-Famille_Church) Catholic church.
== Demographics ==
In 2012, Its population was 29,768 inhabitants, and had a gender ratio of 17,222 males to 12,546 females.[{{Cite web |title=Muhima (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/nyarugenge/1106__muhima/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006124646/https://citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/nyarugenge/1106__muhima/ |archive-date=2019-10-06 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=citypopulation.de |language=en}}]
According to the 2022 census, the sector had a total population of 22,531 inhabitants, with the following Gender demographics:
* Males 12,286
* Females 10,245[{{Cite web |title=Muhima (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/nyarugenge/1106__muhima/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=citypopulation.de}}]
The [Rwanda Environment Management Authority](/source/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.[{{Cite web |title=na.unep.net |url=https://na.unep.net/siouxfalls/publications/Kigali_SOE.pdf}}]
As of 2022 it had a 100% Urban rate. It is quite young with 22.1% of the population is under 15 and 75.7% of the population being younger than 65, and older than 14. Only 2.2% of the population is older than 64.[{{Cite web |title=Muhima (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/nyarugenge/1106__muhima/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=citypopulation.de}}]
== Transportation ==
The RN 1 and RN 3 runs straight through the middle of Muhima.[{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-1.9364507,30.0731705,2594m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}]
== Sectors ==
Nyarugenge District is divided into 10 [sectors](/source/Sectors_of_Rwanda) (''imirenge''): [Gitega](/source/Gitega_(Rwanda)), [Kanyinya](/source/Kanyinya_(Rwanda)), [Kigali](/source/Kigali_(sector)), [Kimisagara](/source/Kimisagara), [Mageragere](/source/Mageragere), Muhima, [Nyakabanda](/source/Nyakabanda), [Nyamirambo](/source/Nyamirambo), [Nyarugenge](/source/Nyarugenge) and [Rwezamenyo](/source/Rwezamenyo).[{{Cite web |title=nyarugenge.gov.rw |url=https://www.nyarugenge.gov.rw/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=22076&token=c8375955669c511102b39c10e5e9c6a795f70fc4#:~:text=Nyarugenge%20is%20one%20of%20the,and%20355%20quarters%20(Imidugudu).}}]
== Inhabited places ==
Sectors are divided into subdivisions. These are the list of subdivisions.
* [Ubumwe](/source/Ubumwe)
* [Rugenge](/source/Rugenge)
* [Nyabugogo](/source/Nyabugogo)
* [Kabeza](/source/Kabeza)
* [Tetero](/source/Tetero)
* [Kabasengerezi](/source/Kabasengerezi)
* [Amahoro](/source/Amahoro_(sector))
==References ==
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Category:Populated places in Rwanda
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