Huye is one of the eight districts ( Akarere ) that make up Rwanda's Southern Province. It has a total surface area of 581.6 square Kilometers. It has thirteen sectors and 77 cells with a total of 508 umudugudus (villages) in total. The district has a population of 381,900, with an average of 660 inhabitants per square kilometer. The largest city in the province is Butare .
6-465: Huye borders with Nyanza district in the North, Gisagara in the east and south, Nyaruguru in the south west and Nyamagabe in the north west. The hilly landscape protrudes from east to west but develops into a steep hilly and mountainous area as one moves towards the west and north west. The western part of the district has tall undulating mountains, including the famous Huye mountain. The district has rainfall
12-680: A distribution pattern of 1.200 mm and an average climate of 19 °C. Huye was previously home to the National University of Rwanda , the oldest university in the country, but in 2013 it was merged with other universities in Rwanda to form the University of Rwanda . The Ethnographic Museum which is home to Rwanda's cultural and historic heritage is also located in the district, also located in Butare. The museum houses some of
18-599: The remains of last known Rwandan kings surrounded by some of the most ancient tools and traditional hardware. Huye district is divided into 14 sectors ( imirenge ): Gishamvu , Karama , Kigoma , Kinazi , Maraba , Mbazi , Mukura , Ngoma , Ruhashya , Huye , Rusatira , Rwaniro , Simbi and Tumba . 2°31′S 29°42′E / 2.517°S 29.700°E / -2.517; 29.700 National University of Rwanda The National University of Rwanda ( NUR ; Kinyarwanda : Kaminuza nkuru y’u Rwanda , French : Université nationale du Rwanda , UNR )
24-513: Was established, the NUR had three divisions (Faculties of Medicine and Social Sciences, and a Teacher Training College), 51 students and 16 lecturers. The university suffered badly during the genocide and had to close in 1994, reopening in April 1995. At that time English was introduced as a medium of instruction alongside French. In 2013, along with all public higher education institutions in Rwanda, it
30-559: Was merged into the newly created University of Rwanda . When it started in 1963 NUR was composed of three academic units: the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Teacher Training College (ENS). At that time, it had 51 students and 16 lecturers. By 2005, the university had 8221 students and 425 lecturers. Important dates and facts are: 1998: creation of the department of Clinical Psychology as
36-634: Was the largest university in Rwanda . It was located at 2°36′58″S 29°44′34″E / 2.61611°S 29.74278°E / -2.61611; 29.74278 in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec, Canada. Its founder and first rector was Father Georges-Henri Lévesque . When it
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