Kicukiro District is one of the three Districts making up the City of Kigali.

It is made up of ten (10) administrative Sectors, 41 Cells and 333 Imidugudu or administrative villages.Kicukiro District extends over a total area of 166.7 km² with about 249.284 inhabitants, i.e. a gross density of 1,495 inhabitants per km².Kicukiro District was established by Organic Law n°29/2005 organizing the administrative entities of the Republic of Rwanda, at the start of the second phase of decentralization in January 2006. Therefore, it resulted from the merger of former Gikondo, Kanombe, Kicukiro Districts and former Municipality of Kabuga.The administrative office of Kicukiro District is located in the administrative Sector of Kagarama close to the national road linking Kicukiro District to Bugesera District of the Eastern Province. As decentralized entity, Kicukiro District enjoys legal personality and, consequently, both administrative and financial autonomy.