Nyagatare
Place in Eastern Province, Rwanda
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Nyagatare is a town in the North East of Rwanda. With a population of more than 100,000[citation needed], it is one of the most populous settlements in the Eastern Province along with Rwamagana and Kibungo.
Nyagatare City | |
|---|---|
  Nyagatare City Location in Rwanda | |
| Coordinates: 01°17′35″S 30°19′30″E | |
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| District | Nyagatare District |
| Elevation | 1,414 m (4,639 ft) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 100,000[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
Location
Nyagatare is located in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, close to Rwanda's International borders with both Tanzania and Uganda.
Overview
Nyagatare is the largest metropolitan area and the capital of Nyagatare District, in Eastern Province, in Rwanda's northeast. At the center of a cattle farming region, the city is a point of milk collection for several milk producers such as Inyange Industries Ltd. Milk from Nyagatare is exported to other regions of Rwanda.[citation needed]
Infrastructure
Population
Climate
| Climate data for Nyagatare (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.3 (93.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.8 (1.69) |
59.0 (2.32) |
121.8 (4.80) |
105.9 (4.17) |
137.8 (5.43) |
28.3 (1.11) |
5.4 (0.21) |
29.1 (1.15) |
75.7 (2.98) |
121.5 (4.78) |
107.7 (4.24) |
72.2 (2.84) |
907.1 (35.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.1 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 18.2 | 10.3 | 104.4 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||