{{coord|01|56|42|S|30|37|19.2|E|region:RW|display=title}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Rwinkwavu |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 = 92.32 |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://citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/kayonza/5412__rwinkwavu/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Rwinkwavu sector</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 36,774 |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 = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m =1,430 |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 Rwinkwavu (red) within Kayonza District" latitude="-1.9" longitude="30.5" zoom="9" width="249" height="220"> [{ "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q21445455", "properties": { "fill-opacity": 0.1,"stroke": "#FF3333" } }, { "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q426211", "properties": { "fill-opacity": 0.1 } } ] </mapframe>'''Rwinkwavu''' (Kinyarwanda: Umurenge wa Rwinkwavu) is one of the 12 sectors in the district of Kayonza in the Eastern Province of Rwanda.
== Geography == Rwinkwavu sector covers an area of 92.32 km<sup>2</sup> and lies at an altitude of about 1,430 m. The sector is divided into the cells Gihinga, Mbarara, Mukoyoyo and Nkondo. It borders Mwiri to the north, Kabare to the east, Murama to the south, Kabarondo to the southwest and Nyamirama to the west.<ref name="citypopulation">{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-06 |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=2024-10-06 |language=en |title=Rwinkwavu |url=https://www.geonames.org/11186525/rwinkwavu.html |website=GeoNames}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --> </ref><ref name="kayonza">{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-06 |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 36,774. Ten years earlier, it was 28,225, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 2.7 percent between 2012 and 2022.<ref name="citypopulation">{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-06 |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=2024-10-06 |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 25 runs through the eastern half of the sector. A district road branches off to the southwest.<ref name="rtda">{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-06 |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><ref name="geonames">{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-06 |language=en |title=Rwinkwavu |url=https://www.geonames.org/11186525/rwinkwavu.html |website=GeoNames}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --> </ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Sectors of Rwanda Category:Kayonza District