Ndera | |
Pushpin Map: | Rwanda |
Coordinates: | -1.9495°N 30.1697°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Rwanda |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kigali |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gasabo |
Subdivision Type3: | sector |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 41,764 |
Population Density Km2: | 829.0 2012 |
Ndera is one of the 15 sectors that make up the district of Gasabo found in kigali city.[1] It is about from the capital.
The sector is popular due to the location of Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital (Caraes Ndera)[2] which is the referral hospital for neuropsychiatric disorders,. which was established in 1968 but received its first patients in 1972 [3] The hospital re-opened in August 1994, and began treating people who had been traumatized by the recent Rwandan genocide. As of 2008, it treated about 2,500 patients monthly.
Ndera sector is also a home to the minor seminary of St. Vincent.
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