- Source: Mugina, Kigali
Mugina is a sector and town in Kamonyi District, Southern Province, Rwanda and a suburb of Kigali. The town had a population of 14,755 in the 2012 census, while the sector had a population of 45,894 in the 2022 census.
History
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, a major massacre occurred in Mugina, during which houses with women and children inside were burned. In total, thousands of people had been killed. On 3 October 2023, Pierre-Claver Karangwa was arrested in the Netherlands for his role in this massacre.
Notable people
Mugina is the birthplace of army officers Augustin Bizimungu and Ildephonse Hategekimana, both of whom were major perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide.
