Nyagatare
Nyagatare City | |
|---|---|
  Nyagatare City Location in Rwanda | |
| Coordinates: 01°17′35″S 30°19′30″E / 1.29306°S 30.32500°E | |
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| District | Nyagatare District |
| Elevation | 1,414 m (4,639 ft) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 100,000[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
Nyagatare is a town in the North East of Rwanda. With a population of more than 100,000[citation needed], it is one of the most populous settlements in the Eastern Province along with Rwamagana and Kibungo.
Location
[edit]Nyagatare is located in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, close to Rwanda's International borders with both Tanzania and Uganda.
Overview
[edit]Nyagatare is the largest metropolitan area and the capital of Nyagatare District, in Eastern Province, in Rwanda's northeast. At the center of a cattle farming region, the city is a point of milk collection for several milk producers such as Inyange Industries Ltd. Milk from Nyagatare is exported to other regions of Rwanda.[citation needed]
Infrastructure
[edit]Power
[edit]As of July 2021, only 1% of the population has access to electricity,[2] The Rwandan government is contracting for the construction of a hydroelectric dam and power plant north of Nyangatare on the Muvumbe river.[3]
Water
[edit]25% of households rely on water from public stand posts.[4]
Population
[edit]In 2002, the population of Nyagatare was estimated at about 8,500.[5] The population has grown considerably since 1994, boosted by an influx of former refugees from Uganda, reaching 52,107 in the 2012 census.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Nyagatare (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.3 (93.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.8 (1.69) |
59.0 (2.32) |
121.8 (4.80) |
105.9 (4.17) |
137.8 (5.43) |
28.3 (1.11) |
5.4 (0.21) |
29.1 (1.15) |
75.7 (2.98) |
121.5 (4.78) |
107.7 (4.24) |
72.2 (2.84) |
907.1 (35.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.1 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 18.2 | 10.3 | 104.4 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ [citation needed]
- ^ Sánchez-Jacob, Eduardo; González-García, Andrés; Mazorra, Javier; Ciller, Pedro; Lumbreras, Julio; Pérez-Arriaga, José Ignacio (2021-07-06). "Joint Optimal Planning of Electricity and Modern Energy Cooking Services Access in Nyagatare". Energies. 14 (14): 4093. doi:10.3390/en14144093. hdl:1721.1/133205.2. ISSN 1996-1073.
- ^ Hako, Nasi (2022-07-05). "Rwanda: Construction of dam and hydropower plant". ESI-Africa.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Alli, Mofe Oluwatoba (2019). Approaches to managing urbanization: A case study of the importance of developing secondary cities in Rwanda (Thesis). Columbia University. doi:10.7916/d8-3gwt-m155.
- ^ Estimated Population In 2002
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Nyagatare". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 16, 2024.