Businesses in Gisenyi

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gisenyi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	58
Hotels and motels	46
Restaurants	33
Education	25
Shopping	22
Bars, pubs and taverns	19
Banks	16
Apartments	16
Electronics stores	16
Churches	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Hospitals	11

Gisenyi Facts

Area	10.2 km²
Population	103,055
Male Population	51,769 (50.2%)
Female Population	51,286 (49.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+1018.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+296.5%
Median Age	20.2 years (Male: 20.6, Female: 19.9)
Neighborhoods	Kiyovu
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-1.70278, 29.25639

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Gisenyi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,213	22,958	25,992	75,544	103,055	116,928	129,931
Population Density	904.3 / km²	2,253.5 / km²	2,551.4 / km²	7,415.4 / km²	10,115.8 / km²	11,477.6 / km²	12,754 / km²

* Projected

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

Gisenyi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 296.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gisenyi	+1018.6%	+348.9%	+296.5%
Western Province, Rwanda	—	—	—
Rwanda	—	—	—

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

Gisenyi Median Age

Median Age: 20.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Gisenyi	20.2 yrs	19.9 yrs	20.6 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)

Gisenyi Population Density

Population Density: 10,116 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Gisenyi	103,055	10.2 km²	10,116 / 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

Gisenyi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1930 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Gisenyi

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

Gisenyi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gisenyi	22,130 tn	0.21 tn	2,172.2 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

Gisenyi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	22,130 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,172.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
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
8/5/19	9:37 AM	4.4	94.4 km	10,000 m	18km W of Ntungamo, Uganda	usgs.gov
10/1/18	5:58 AM	4.4	88 km	10,000 m	42km W of Ntungamo, Uganda	usgs.gov
1/9/18	9:01 AM	4.5	90.1 km	10,000 m	67km W of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
2/4/16	12:43 PM	5.1	94.4 km	10,000 m	69km W of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
8/7/15	1:50 AM	4.3	77.8 km	10,000 m	21km N of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
8/7/15	1:28 AM	5.5	54.7 km	10,000 m	43km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda	usgs.gov
8/7/15	1:25 AM	5.8	62.8 km	11,000 m	37km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda	usgs.gov
2/2/12	2:54 AM	4.7	84.3 km	10,000 m	Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
1/28/10	11:52 PM	4.9	88.9 km	10,000 m	Lake Edward region, Congo-Uganda	usgs.gov
3/25/09	5:03 AM	4	89.3 km	10,000 m	Rwanda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Gisenyi

Gisenyi is a city in Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The population of the city is about 106,000 (2012).

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