4-681: Ngoma is a district ( akarere ) in Eastern Province , Rwanda . Its capital is Kibungo . Ngoma district is divided into 14 sectors ( imirenge ): Gashanda , Jarama , Karembo , Kazo , Kibungo , Mugesera , Murama , Mutenderi , Remera , Rukira , Rukumberi , Rurenge , Sake and Zaza . 2°11′S 30°28′E / 2.183°S 30.467°E / -2.183; 30.467 Eastern Province, Rwanda Eastern Province ( in Kinyarwanda : Intara y'Iburasirazuba ; French : Province de l'Est ; Dutch : Oostelijke Provincie )
8-501: Is the largest, the most populous and the least densely populated of Rwanda 's five provinces . It was created in early January 2006 as part of a government decentralization program that re-organized the country's local government structures. It has seven districts: Bugesera , Gatsibo , Kayonza , Ngoma , Kirehe , Nyagatare and Rwamagana . The capital city of the Eastern Province is Rwamagana . The Eastern Province comprises
12-409: The long humid period which followed, up to around 3000 BC. Archaeological excavations have revealed evidence of sparse settlement by hunter gatherers in the late Stone Age , followed by a larger population of early Iron Age settlers, who produced dimpled pottery and iron tools. By the 17th century it is thought that most of Rwanda was inhabited, with a fairly even spread of population across
16-481: The former provinces of Kibungo and Umutara , most of Kigali Rural , and part of Byumba . The Akagera National Park is situated is this province. Religion in Eastern Province (2012 Census) It is not known when the territory of present day Rwanda was first inhabited, but it is thought that humans moved into the area following the last ice age either in the Neolithic period, around ten thousand years ago, or in
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