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Zaza, Rwanda

Field	Value
name	Zaza
native_name_lang
settlement_type	Sector
pushpin_map	Rwanda
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Rwanda
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Eastern
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Ngoma
unit_pref	Metric
area_urban_footnotes
area_rural_footnotes
area_metro_footnotes
area_magnitude
area_total_km2	61.55
population_footnotes
population_total	27836
population_as_of	2022 census
population_density_km2	auto
website

tags -- Zaza is a sector in Rwanda to the east of Lake Mugesera and about 10 mi west of Kibungo. It is located in the Ngoma District of the Eastern Province of Rwanda.

The entire population of the sector are living in rural areas (2022 census), on an area of 61.55 square kilometers.

History

The White Fathers founded a mission at Zaza in January 1902, where they taught the local people reading, writing and the gospel. A huge number of local laborers were recruited to assist in building the mission, causing friction with the local notables. At first, the priests were not particularly selective in baptizing people. After several hundred had been baptized at Zara, Bishop John Joseph Hirth asked them to baptise fewer but of better quality. Zaza was the birthplace of Aloys Bigirumwami, the first Rwandan to become a bishop. Later the Carmelite sisters founded a monastery at Zara. They adopted local customs, and in 1967 left the monastery building, built huts in the local style, and began to support themselves through farming.

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Citations Sources

References

[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/sector/admin/ngoma/5614__zaza/ Citypopulation.de] Population and area of Zaza sector

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