Gasabo District: History
The original country of Rwanda, referred to as "the Rwanda of Gasabo" (u Rwanda rwa Gasabo), was a small territorial entity located in the present-day Gasabo District, along the valley of Lake Muhazi, particularly around Nyabugogo. During the era of historical kings (abami b’ibitekerezo), Rwanda came under the reign of King Ruganzu Bwimba- The first in line of monarchs who ruled from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries. The kingdom of Rwanda was governed by kings (abami)
During President Habyarimana's government, Gasabo District was known as Gikomero commune. It was divided into ten sectors: Bumbogo, Gasabo, Gicaca, Gikomero, Gishaka, Kayanga, Nduba, Rutunga, Sha and Shango.