Rusumo District

Rusumo was a district (akarere) in the former Rwandan province of Kibungo.

The district was abolished, along with the Kibungo Province, during local government reorganisation in 2006.

[1] The area covered by the Rusumo district is now contained in the larger Kirehe District, within the Eastern Province.

Population: 149,643 (2002 figures); area: 601 square kilometers.

It is separated from Tanzania by the Kagera River, which is distinguished by the Rusumo Falls.