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Gakenke District
Welcome
About Gakenke
Artificial Lake
Nyabarongo II Multipurpose Dam
A Coffee Based Economy
Mount Kabuye
A Custodian of the Nation’s History, from the Monarchical Era to the Liberation Struggle
Gakenke District is one of the five districts that make up the Northern Province of Rwanda.
The District covers a total surface area of 704.06 square kilometers and is administratively composed of 19 sectors, 97 cells, and 617 villages. It has a population of 365,292 inhabitants, with a population density of 520 people per square kilometer.
The population includes 192,692 women (52.8%) and 172,600 men (47.2%), reflecting a slightly higher proportion of women within the District.