Gacuriro (GacuRIro, or GacuriRO? Or GacuLEEro?) is a neighbourhood that can be seen from the distance from many places in Kigali. It’s cookie-cutter houses line the perfectly parallel roads in a somewhat creepy, Pleasantville-esque way. It’s Kigali’s answer to suburbia and it’s actually a pretty fine place to live, especially if you have a car and/or a family.
Gikondo is a neighbourhood in Kigali that’s sort of set off to the south side of the city. It’s mostly a residential area with a mix of housing types surrounded by industry. You pass the road to Gikondo when you drive from town out toward Sonatubes and Kicukiro but it’s not a place you’ll ever find yourself needing to pass through. You’ll find the Gikondo Industrial Park where occasional fairs and expos are held. Gikondo’s pretty close to town, and it’s easy to get motos and buses along the main roads, but there’s not too much else here for a visitor.
When you went from the airport and into town, you passed Kabeza, a residential area overlooking the Remera hill. In many ways it’s an up-and-coming area with a lot of construction going on, but since it’s close the airport and pretty far from town, it’s not very appealing for the foreigner crowd… except, I guess, for those doing a lot of plane travel.
Kacyiru is the neighbourhood around the road stretching from Kigali Heights all the way down KG 7 Avenue to the US Embassy and a bit beyond, spreading down the hills on either side of the main road. It’s an area with loads of NGO, UN, and government offices as well as a bunch of embassies. This means that office types are roaming around everywhere and you’ll find cafes and restaurants in the area busy during lunch time.
If it came down to the coolest-sounding name, we would all be living in Kibagabaga. Due to the fact that it’s so far way from everything though, not so many foreigners end up living out here – but that’s been changing year on year. Kibagabaga is the area that ties together Kimironko and Gacuriro into one big happy line, and you can see the Kibagabaga hill across the valley from Nyarutarama.
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