Kibungo City | |
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Town andsector | |
 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo, one of the oldest churches in Eastern Province | |
  Kibungo City Location in Rwanda | |
| Coordinates:2°08′57″S30°32′52″E / 2.14910°S 30.54780°E /-2.14910; 30.54780 | |
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| District | Ngoma District |
| Area | |
• Town andsector | 43.37 km2 (16.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,820 m (5,970 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Town andsector | 31,445 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,087 |
| Climate | Aw |
Kibungo is a town and sector in theRepublic of Rwanda. It is the political, administrative and commercial capital ofNgoma District. In 1998, Kibungo became the site of at least four of Rwanda's last 22 executions. All of the convicts were executed for crimes related to the1994 genocide.[2]
Kibungo is located inNgoma District,Eastern Province. Its location lies in the southeastern part of Rwanda, along the main road (B3) fromKigali in Rwanda, toNyakasanza, inTanzania. Kibungo lies approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi) by road southeast ofKigali, the capital and largest city of Rwanda.[3]
| Climate data for Kibungo (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.1 (91.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.5 (79.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.1 (59.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 9.7 (49.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 9.0 (48.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 78.8 (3.10) | 97.1 (3.82) | 156.1 (6.15) | 177.9 (7.00) | 127.6 (5.02) | 16.6 (0.65) | 12.7 (0.50) | 42.1 (1.66) | 69.0 (2.72) | 121.2 (4.77) | 197.9 (7.79) | 119.7 (4.71) | 1,216.8 (47.91) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.7 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 17.0 | 10.4 | 93.4 |
| Source:NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
As of the census of 2022, the population of Kibungo Sector was at 31,445.[1]
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