Muhima is a sector (umurenge) in the City of Kigali, Nyarugenge District, Rwanda. It is located in the west part of the city of Kigali.
Its northwest border is shaped by the Nyabugogo River and an unnamed tributary of Nyabugogo. It has an elevation of 1495 meters.
Muhima is home to the Sainte-Famille Catholic church.
In 2012, Its population was 29,768 inhabitants, and had a gender ratio of 17,222 males to 12,546 females.
According to the 2022 census, the sector had a total population of 22,531 inhabitants, with the following Gender demographics:
The Rwanda Environment Management Authority hypothesised that the high male-to-female ratio was due to a tendency for men to migrate to the city in search of work outside the agricultural sector, while their wives remained in a rural home.
As of 2022 it had a 100% Urban rate. It is quite young with 22.1% of the population is under 15 and 75.7% of the population being younger than 65, and older than 14. Only 2.2% of the population is older than 64.
The RN 1 and RN 3 runs straight through the middle of Muhima.
Nyarugenge District is divided into 10 sectors (imirenge): Gitega, Kanyinya, Kigali, Kimisagara, Mageragere, Muhima, Nyakabanda, Nyamirambo, Nyarugenge and Rwezamenyo.
Sectors are divided into subdivisions. These are the list of subdivisions.