Gahini

Gahini
Sector and village
The Seeds Of Peace centre at Lake Muhazi
Gahini Location in Rwanda
Coordinates: 1°50′33″S 30°28′56″E / 1.84252°S 30.48235°E / -1.84252; 30.48235
Country	Rwanda
Province	Eastern Province
District	Kayonza
Area
• Sector and village	201.7 km2 (77.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,520 m (4,990 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Sector and village	46,009
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
• Urban	7,917
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (not observed)

Gahini is a sector and village in Kayonza District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. It is situated on a hill, at an altitude of 1,520 metres (4,990 ft) above sea-level, close to the eastern edge of Lake Muhazi and 73 kilometres (45 mi) by road from the capital, Kigali. The village is the centre of one of the nine dioceses of the Eglise Episcopale au Rwanda, the Anglican church of Rwanda, and one of the four Rwandan sites chosen by the Church Missionary Society, who built a large mission, hospital and schools in the village.