Reshaping Urbanization in Rwanda : Profiling Secondary Cities in Rwanda—Dynamics and Opportunities

World Bank Group

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: SECONDARY CITIES;    URBANIZATION;    SPATIAL ECONOMY;    URBAN HOUSING;    URBAN SERVICES;   

RP-ID  :  122185

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Reshaping Urbanization in Rwanda:Economic and Spatial Trends and Proposals is an AdvisoryServices and Analytics (ASA), jointly provided by thePoverty and Equity Global Practice and the Social, Urban,Rural and Resilience Global Practice at the World Bank. Theobjective of this report is to inform the Government’spolicies and strategies on urbanization as a driver ofeconomic development, job creation, and poverty reduction,through the following four stand‐alone but closely relatednotes. Stimulating urban economic development, particularlyoutside the capital city of Kigali, is critical to helpingRwanda to achieve its strategic objective of a 35 percenturban population share by 2020. This note looks at thecurrent growth rates and characteristics of secondarycities1 and other fast‐growing towns outside of Kigali, andassesses the opportunities and prospects for, as well asconstraints upon, future economic growth and development. Italso sets out key actions required from the Government ofRwanda (GoR) tohelp stimulate growth in these cities andtowns. There are multiple population estimates for secondarycities and fast‐growing towns due to the inconsistencies indefining which areas are urban and in defining cityboundaries, and thus which sectors to include in estimatesof city populations. According to the 2002 and 2012censuses, the six secondary cities grew at an average rateof 3.3 percent over this period, slower than the nationalrate of urban growth of 4.1 percent and the rate for Kigaliof 4.2 percent. In comparison, the three fast‐growing townsare estimated to have grown at a rate of 5.3 percent, albeitfrom a lower starting base, between 2002 and 2012. Of thesecondary cities, Musanze, Rubavu and Nyagatare are growingmost rapidly. The Musanze to Rubavu corridor benefits from(i) the rich agricultural resources along this corridor, and(ii) Rubavu’s proximity to the large market of Goma in DRC.Nyagatare has absorbed significant investment in recentyears, and has also benefitted from the high levels ofmigration to the East of the country witnessed by the mostrecent inter‐censual period. This is reflected in thefindings of Note 2 which identifies internal migrationtoward the Eastern Province.