Bwakira, Rwanda

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Bwakira
Bwakira
Coordinates: 2°11′09″S 29°33′16″E / 2.18592°S 29.55451°E / -2.18592; 29.55451Coordinates: 2°11′09″S 29°33′16″E / 2.18592°S 29.55451°E / -2.18592; 29.55451
Country Rwanda

Bwakira is a former commune in western Rwanda. The main town was Birambo.[1] As of 1991 the population density was 343 people per square kilometer.[2] During the Rwandan Genocide the mayor (burgomaster) of Bwakira ordered mass killings and mass graves to be dug at Birambo.[3]

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  1. Longman 2010, p. 239.
  2. Longman 2010, p. 240.
  3. Morel 2010, p. 996.

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