Nyamata
Nyamata city | |
|---|---|
Town and sector | |
| Coordinates: 2°08′54″S 30°05′26″E / 2.14829°S 30.09069°E | |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| District | Bugesera District |
| Area | |
| 95 km2 (37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| 81,480 | |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 65,107 |
| Climate | Aw |
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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.