Nemba

Nemba
Settlement
Nemba
Coordinates: 02°21′09″S 30°13′03″E / 2.35250°S 30.21750°E / -2.35250; 30.21750
Country Rwanda
ProvinceEastern Province
DistrictBugesera District
Elevation
5,102 ft (1,555 m)

Nemba is a settlement in southeastern Rwanda, in the Bugesera District of the Eastern Province. Located near Rwanda's border with Burundi, it serves as an important transit point for trade between the two countries. To this end, a "one-stop border post" was established in Nemba and the adjacent territory in Burundi to fast-track travel and trade between the two countries. Nemba Airport is a civilian airport that serves the settlement and wider area.

Geography

Nemba is located in Bugesera District, in the Eastern Province of Rwanda, at the border with Burundi.[1] Its location is about 60 kilometres (37 mi), by road, southeast of Kigali, Rwanda's capital and largest city.[2] Nemba is located at an average elevation of 1,555 metres (5,102 ft) above sea level.[3]

Demographics

In 2012, the national population census enumerated the population of Rweru Sector, of which Nemba Cell is a constituent part, at 28,782 people.[4]

Transportation and trade

The international border crossing is administered through a "one-stop border post", whereby the customs, immigration, and police clearances of both countries are processed in one shared building when leaving one country and entering the other.[5] The facilities, funded by the African Development Bank, provide quick services for travellers, particularly traders, with clearances reportedly taking only five minutes. In 2010, the bank invested US$45 million in transportation infrastructure in Bugesera District, building 20 kilometres (12 mi) of highway to connect Rwandan border posts with the Burundian city of Kirundo.[6]

The settlement has a small civilian airport administered by the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority named Nemba Airport.[7]

References

  1. ^ Tumwebaze, Peterson (21 October 2015). "One dead as illegal mine in Bugesera District caves in". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ^ Globefeed.com (19 September 2018). "Distance between Kigali, Rwanda and Nemba Primary School, Rwanda". Globefeed.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ Elevationmap.net (19 September 2018). "Elevation of Nemba, Rweru, Bugesera, Rwanda". Elevationmap.net. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ^ National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (15 August 2012). "The population of the districts and sectors of Rwanda according to the last census". Kigali: Citypopulation.de Quoting National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. ^ Gashayija, Nathan (12 January 2015). "Importance of One Stop Border Post facilities in EAC integration". The New Times. Kigali. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. ^ "How Nemba One-Stop border has boosted Rwanda-Burundi trade". The New Times. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Nemba Airstrip: For the traveler seeking for a tour in the south eastern part of the country, a landing spot is available". Kigali: Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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