Busengo, Rwanda

Busengo
Busengo
	Busengo Location in Rwanda
	Coordinates: 01°40′13″S 29°39′52″E
Country	Rwanda
Province	Northern Province
District	Gakenke
Elevation	1,788 m (5,866 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (not observed)

Busengo is one of the nineteen sectors (imirenge) in Gakenke District, in the Northern Province of Rwanda.[1]

Location

Cyabingo lies to the north of Busengo. Kivuruga lies to the north-east. Gakenke Town lies to the south-east. Janja lies to the south, and Rusasa lies to the west of Busengo.[1] This is approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi), by road, north-west of Kigali, the capital and largest city of Rwanda.[2] The geographical coordinates of Busengo, Rwanda are 01°40'13.0"S, 29°39'52.0"E (Latitude:-1.670278; Longitude:29.664444).[3] Busengo, Rwanda lies at an average elevation of 1,788 metres (5,866 ft) above sea level.[4]

Overview

Busengo is the location of Busengo Maternity Unit, built in 2013, with assistance of the Deerfield Foundation, based in New York City.[5]

Also located here is the Lycee Polytechnique de Busengo, a public vocational school, administered by the Rwanda Ministry of Education.[6]

References

Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats (Private) Limited (India), and ALN Consultants Limited (Rwanda) (April 2018). "World Bank Document: Resettlement Action Plan For Indicative Feeder Roads: Gakenke District, Rwanda" (PDF). The World Bank Group. p. 13. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Globefeed.com (14 April 2019). "Distance between Busengo, Gakenke, Rwanda and Kigali, Rwanda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Google (14 April 2019). "Location of Busengo, Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Falling Rain (27 August 2016). "Elevation of Busengo, Rwanda". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Deerfield (2019). "In 2013 we partnered with Deerfield Foundation to build a high quality maternity ward in the remote Busengo sector of Rwanda". New York City: Deerfield.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Rwanda Ministry of Education (August 2018). "Communique: List Of Schools Suspended For One W Of Third Term To Start On 27 August 2018: Gikenke District: Lycee Polytechnique de Busengo". Kigali: Rwanda Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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[1R-1] Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats (Private) Limited (India), and ALN Consultants Limited (Rwanda) (April 2018). "World Bank Document: Resettlement Action Plan For Indicative Feeder Roads: Gakenke District, Rwanda" (PDF). The World Bank Group. p. 13. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[2R-2] Globefeed.com (14 April 2019). "Distance between Busengo, Gakenke, Rwanda and Kigali, Rwanda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[3R-3] Google (14 April 2019). "Location of Busengo, Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[4R-4] Falling Rain (27 August 2016). "Elevation of Busengo, Rwanda". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[5R-5] Deerfield (2019). "In 2013 we partnered with Deerfield Foundation to build a high quality maternity ward in the remote Busengo sector of Rwanda". New York City: Deerfield.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[6R-6] Rwanda Ministry of Education (August 2018). "Communique: List Of Schools Suspended For One W Of Third Term To Start On 27 August 2018: Gikenke District: Lycee Polytechnique de Busengo". Kigali: Rwanda Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 April 2019.