Bugarama
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  Bugarama Location in Rwanda | |
| Coordinates: 2°41′50″S 29°00′30″E / 2.69722°S 29.00833°E / -2.69722; 29.00833 | |
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Rusizi District |
| Elevation | 3,900 ft (1,200 m) |
| Population
(2022)
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| • Total | 42,830 |
Bugarama is a town in western Rwanda.
Bugarama is located in Rusizi District, Western Province, close to the borders with Burundi (to the east) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (to the west). It is about 278 kilometres (173 mi), by road, southwest of Kigali, Rwanda's capital and largest city,[1] and approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi), by road, southeast of Kamembe/Cyangugu, where the district headquarters are located.[2]
The population of Bugarama sector was enumerated at 42,830 on 15 August 2022. Of these, 21,633 (50.5 percent) were females and 21,197 (49.5 percent) were males. The population in the sector was growing at an average annual rate, calculated at 3.6 percent, between 2012 and 2022.[3]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:
| Climate data for Bugarama (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.8 (98.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.8 (101.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 192.6 (7.58) |
192.2 (7.57) |
237.0 (9.33) |
171.3 (6.74) |
249.7 (9.83) |
92.2 (3.63) |
8.3 (0.33) |
29.3 (1.15) |
76.6 (3.02) |
263.4 (10.37) |
145.6 (5.73) |
156.1 (6.15) |
1,814.3 (71.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 21.7 | 19.2 | 23.2 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 11.4 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 180.9 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
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