Ndera

Ndera is one of the 15 sectors that make up the district of Gasabo found in kigali city.[1] About 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the capital,

Ndera
Road leading to Ndera
Ndera
Coordinates: 1.9495°S 30.1697°E / -1.9495; 30.1697
CountryRwanda
ProvinceKigali
DistrictGasabo
Population
  Total41,764

The sector is popular due to the location of Ndera Neuropsychiatric Hospital (Caraes) which is the referral hospital for neuropsychiatric disorders,.[2] 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.[4] As of 2008 it treated about 2,500 patients monthly.[2]

Ndera sector is also a home to the minor seminary of St. Vincent.[5]

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