Mwiri
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Mwiri
|other_name =
|native_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type = Sector
|motto =
|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
|pushpin_label_position =bottom
|pushpin_mapsize =300
|pushpin_map_caption =Location in Rwanda
|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 =
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title =Mayor
|leader_name =
|leader_title1 =
|leader_name1 =
|leader_title2 =
|leader_name2 =
|leader_title3 =
|leader_name3 =
|leader_title4 =
|leader_name4 =
|established_title =
|established_date =
|established_title2 =
|established_date2 =
|established_title3 =
|established_date3 =
|area_magnitude =
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 = 514.8
|area_land_km2 =
|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_as_of = 2022 census
|population_footnotes = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/kayonza/5407__mwiri/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Mwiri sector
|population_note =
|population_total = 37,931
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_sq_mi =
|population_metro =
|population_density_metro_km2 =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_urban =
|population_rural = 37,931
|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 =
|timezone =
|utc_offset =
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|coordinates = {{coord|01|50|13.2|S|30|42|46.8|E|region:RW|display=inline}}
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m =1570
|elevation_ft =
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code =
|blank_name =
|blank_info =
|blank1_name =
|blank1_info =
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
[{
"type": "ExternalData",
"service": "geoshape",
"ids": "Q21445429",
"properties":
{ "fill-opacity": 0.1,"stroke": "#FF3333" }
},
{
"type": "ExternalData",
"service": "geoshape",
"ids": "Q426211",
"properties":
{ "fill-opacity": 0.1 }
}
]
Mwiri (Kinyarwanda Umurenge wa Mwiri) is one of the 12 sectors in Kayonza District in the Eastern Province, Rwanda
Geography
Mwiri covers an area of 514.8 km2 and lies at an altitude of about 1,570 m. The sector is divided into four cells: Kageyo, Migera, Nyamugari and Nyawera. It borders Murundi to the north, Ndego to the southeast, Kabare to the south, Rwinkwavu and Nyamirama to the south-east, Mukarange to the west and Gahini to the northwest. In the east, the sector borders the Kagera Nile, which roughly forms the border with Tanzania. The eastern half of Mwiri is part of the Akagera National Park. Ihema Lake is located in this area. Other smaller lakes in the sector include, from north to south, Murambya, Murambi, Birengero and Shakani Lakes.{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-05 |language=de |title=Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/de/rwanda/sector/admin/ |website=citypopulation.de}}
{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-05 |language=en |title=Mwiri |url=https://www.geonames.org/11186523/mwiri.html |website=GeoNames}}
Demographics
The census in 2022 put the population at 37,931. Ten years earlier, it was 22,933, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 5.2 percent between 2012 and 2022.{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-05 |language=de |title=Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/de/rwanda/sector/admin/ |website=citypopulation.de}}
{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-05 |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}}
Transport
The National Road 25 runs through the sector in a north–south direction.{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-05 |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}}