# Rusumo District

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{{Short description|Former district in Rwanda}}
thumb|Area which could be part of Rusumo District
thumb|Rusumo falls
'''Rusumo''' was a district (''akarere'') in the former [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda)n province of [Kibungo](/source/Kibungo_Province). The district was abolished, along with the Kibungo Province, during local government reorganisation in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |author=BBC News (I) |date=2006-01-03 |title=Rwanda redrawn to reflect compass |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4577790.stm |access-date=2012-02-16 }}</ref> The area covered by the Rusumo district is now contained in the larger [Kirehe District](/source/Kirehe_District), within the [Eastern Province](/source/Eastern_Province%2C_Rwanda). Population: 149,643 (2002 figures); area: 601 square kilometers.  It is separated from [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania) by the [Kagera River](/source/Kagera_River), which is distinguished by the [Rusumo Falls](/source/Rusumo_Falls).

== Town ==

There is also a town of the same name.

== Statistics ==

* Population = 17,393

== See also ==

* [Railway stations in Rwanda](/source/Railway_stations_in_Rwanda) - proposed

== References ==
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Category:Districts and municipalities of Kibungo
Category:Kagera River

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