Businesses in Cyangugu

Categories in Cyangugu

Churches Government Office Pentecostal Church Education Coffee Shop Banks Hospitals Apartment Building Bed and breakfasts Hotels Hotels and motels Motel

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cyangugu

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	12

Cyangugu Facts

Area	8.7 km²
Population	9,274
Male Population	5,045 (54.4%)
Female Population	4,229 (45.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-68.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-51.6%
Median Age	21.7 years (Male: 23, Female: 20.1)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-2.48460, 28.90750

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Cyangugu Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	29,755	24,980	19,178	16,262	9,274	9,075	9,932
Population Density	3,425 / km²	2,875.4 / km²	2,207.5 / km²	1,871.9 / km²	1,067.5 / km²	1,044.6 / km²	1,143.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cyangugu Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 51.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cyangugu	-68.8%	-62.9%	-51.6%
Western Province, Rwanda	—	—	—
Rwanda	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cyangugu Median Age

Median Age: 21.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cyangugu	21.7 yrs	20.1 yrs	23 yrs
Western Province, Rwanda	18.2 yrs	19.2 yrs	17.2 yrs
Rwanda	19.2 yrs	19.8 yrs	18.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cyangugu Population Density

Population Density: 1,068 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cyangugu	9,274	8.7 km²	1,068 / km²
Western Province, Rwanda	2.6 million	4,871.6 km²	542 / km²
Rwanda	11.6 million	25,291.9 km²	459 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cyangugu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1840 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Cyangugu CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cyangugu	1,978 tn	0.21 tn	227.7 tons/km²
Western Province, Rwanda	489,511 tn	0.19 tn	100.5 tons/km²
Rwanda	2,116,974 tn	0.18 tn	83.7 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Cyangugu CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,978 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	227.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/19/19	8:56 AM	4.5	50.1 km	10,000 m	44km SW of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
9/2/18	11:55 PM	4.3	83.4 km	10,000 m	11km NE of Bubanza, Burundi	usgs.gov
1/2/18	7:49 PM	4.5	82.9 km	10,000 m	51km WNW of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
12/5/17	12:22 AM	4.6	20.3 km	10,000 m	20km SE of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
12/2/17	5:20 PM	4.8	36 km	12,330 m	30km SW of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
11/30/17	9:48 PM	5	26.7 km	10,000 m	20km SW of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
9/15/17	5:45 PM	5	28.4 km	12,230 m	24km SSW of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
10/24/16	11:30 PM	4.7	18.5 km	10,000 m	18km SE of Cyangugu, Rwanda	usgs.gov
9/23/16	4:11 PM	4.8	24.9 km	10,000 m	24km SE of Cyangugu, Rwanda	usgs.gov
9/23/16	3:07 PM	4.5	21.9 km	10,000 m	21km SSE of Cyangugu, Rwanda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Cyangugu

Cyangugu (formerly Shangugu) is a city and capital of the Ruzizi District in Western Province, Rwanda. The city lies at the southern end of Lake Kivu, and is contiguous with Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, but separated from it by the Ruziz..

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