{{coord|01|59|56|S|30|29|56|E|region:RW|display=title}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Mukarange |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = Sector and town |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |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<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Rwanda <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = 25px Rwanda |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Eastern Province |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Kayonza District |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title =Mayor |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 53.8 |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |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 -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2022 census |population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/kayonza/5407__mwiri/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Mwiri sector</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 54,818 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_rural = 29,476 |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 = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m =1580 |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} <mapframe text="Location of Mukarange (red) within Kayonza district" latitude="-1.9" longitude="30.5" zoom="9" width="249" height="220"> [{ "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q21445390", "properties": { "fill-opacity": 0.1,"stroke": "#FF3333" } }, { "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q426211", "properties": { "fill-opacity": 0.1 } } ] </mapframe>'''Mukarange''' (Kinyarwanda Umurenge wa Mukarange) is a town and sector in Kayonza District in Rwanda's Eastern Province. It is the capital of the district.
== Geography == Mukarange covers an area of 53.8 km<sup>2</sup> and lies at an altitude of about 1,580 meters. The sector is divided into five cells: Bwiza, Kayonza, Mburabuturo, Nyagatovu and Rugendabari. Gahini is the neighboring sector to the north, Mwiri to the east, Nyamirama to the south and Muhazi to the west. The town of Kayonza is located within Mukarange.<ref name="citypopulation">{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-29 |language=de |title=Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/de/rwanda/sector/admin/ |website=citypopulation.de}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref name="geonames">{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-29 |language=en |title=Mukarange |url=https://www.geonames.org/11186520/mukarange.html |website=GeoNames}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref name="kayonza">{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-29 |language=rw |title=Menya Kayonza |url=https://www.kayonza.gov.rw/about/menya-akarere |website=kayonza.gov.rw}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
== Demographics == The census in 2022 put the population at 54,818. Ten years earlier, it had been 42,055, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 2.7 percent between 2012 and 2022.<ref name="citypopulation">{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-29 |language=de |title=Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/de/rwanda/sector/admin/ |website=citypopulation.de}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref name="nisr">{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-29 |language=en |publisher=National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) |title=RPHC5 - District Profile - Kayonza |url=https://statistics.gov.rw/publication/rphc5-district-profile-kayonza}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
== Transport == National Road 24 runs through the sector in a north–south direction. National Road 4 branches off to the west in the center of Kayonza, and a district road branches off to the northeast.<ref name="rtda">{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-14 |archive-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105160045/https://www.rtda.gov.rw/fileadmin/_migrated/content_uploads/Road_network_map/2022/Classified_Road_Network_Ao_Map_2022.pdf |format=PDF; 39,6 MB |language=en |publisher=Rwanda Transport Development Agency |title=Classified Road Network Map 2022 |url=https://www.rtda.gov.rw/fileadmin/_migrated/content_uploads/Road_network_map/2022/Classified_Road_Network_Ao_Map_2022.pdf |website=rtda.gov.rw}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Sectors of Rwanda Category:Eastern Province, Rwanda