Nyamata

Nyamata is a town and sector in the Bugesera District, southeastern Rwanda. Nyamata literally means 'place of milk' from the two Kinyarwanda words nya- 'of' and amata 'milk'. It is the location of the Nyamata Genocide Memorial, commemorating the Rwandan genocide of 1994.

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Place details

Locality: Biryogo
Region: Eastern Province
Country: Rwanda
Population: 21,509
Timezone: Africa/Kigali

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Settlement.official_name: Nyamata city
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and sector
Settlement.image_skyline: RW Nyamata (2).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Rwanda
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Rwanda
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Rwanda
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bugesera District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor: Lois Rwagaju
Settlement.area_total_km2: 95
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census
Settlement.population_total: 81480

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History
Location
Overview
Population
Points of interest
See also
References
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==History== It is not well known what happened in the region before 1900. The area was originally part of the Kingdom of Bugesera but was conquered by Rwanda in the late 19th century. In March 1992, the town and its surroundings were the site of anti-Tutsi massacres.

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