page_title: Gasabo District
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Gasabo District / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre
context_page_description: Gasabo is a district in Kigali city, Rwanda, the capital city of Rwanda.
  The headquarter of Gasabo is located in kimironko Sector. The district also includes large areas of the city itself, including Kacyiru, Remera, Nyarutarama and kimihurura.
  Gasabo is the location of the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Site, the burial place of approximately 300,000 victims of the Rwandan genocide. In addition to the cemetery, the memorial has a related genocide exhibition area and library and has plans to develop a teaching centre on the history of the genocide.
context_section_description: During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, the Gasabo District was called Gikomero commune. It was divided into 10 sectors: Bumbogo, Gasabo, Gicaca, Gikomero, Gishaka, Kayanga, Nduba, Rutunga, Sha and Shango.
caption: Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre - Flickr - Dave Proffer (1) - cropped
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