title: Rusumo District
text: # Rusumo District
  
  Rusumo was a district (akarere) in the former Rwandan province of Kibungo. The district was abolished, along with the Kibungo Province, during local government reorganisation in 2006. The area covered by the Rusumo district is now contained in the larger Kirehe District, within the Eastern Province. Population: 149,643 (2002 figures); area: 601 square kilometers. It is separated from Tanzania by the Kagera River, which is distinguished by the Rusumo Falls.
  
  ## Town
  
  There is also a town of the same name.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  * Population = 17,393
  