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Districts of Rwanda

The five provinces of Rwanda are divided into 30 districts (Kinyarwanda: uturere, sing. akarere). Each district is in turn divided into sectors (Kinyarwanda: imirenge, sing. umurenge), which are in turn divided into cells (Kinyarwanda: utugali, sing. akagali), which are in turn divided into villages (Kinyarwanda: imidugudu, sing. umudugudu).

Prior to 2002, Rwanda was composed of prefectures, subprefectures (which were sometimes called "districts")[1] and 154 communes (Kinyarwanda: imijyi, sing. umujyi).[2][3] In 2002, communes were replaced by two kinds of divisions called districts and municipalities (Kinyarwanda: akarere and umujyi).[2] In 2006, the number of districts was reduced from 106 to 30.[2]

The districts are listed below, by province.[4]

Current list of districts by province

Eastern Province

Districts of East province

See also: Provinces of Rwanda § Eastern Province
  1. Bugesera
  2. Gatsibo
  3. Kayonza
  4. Kirehe
  5. Ngoma
  6. Nyagatare
  7. Rwamagana also being the headquarters of eastern province

Kigali

Districts of Kigali province

See also: Provinces of Rwanda § Kigali
  1. Gasabo
  2. Kicukiro
  3. Nyarugenge

Northern Province

Districts of North province

See also: Provinces of Rwanda § Northern Province
  1. Burera
  2. Gakenke
  3. Gicumbi
  4. Musanze
  5. Rulindo

Southern Province

Districts of South province

See also: Provinces of Rwanda § Southern Province
  1. Gisagara
  2. Huye
  3. Kamonyi
  4. Muhanga
  5. Nyamagabe
  6. Nyanza
  7. Nyaruguru
  8. Ruhango

Western Province

Districts of West province

See also: Provinces of Rwanda § Western Province
  1. Karongi
  2. Ngororero
  3. Nyabihu
  4. Nyamasheke
  5. Rubavu
  6. Rusizi
  7. Rutsiro

Former list of districts by province (2002–2006)

City of Kigali

  1. Nyarugenge
  2. Nyamirambo
  3. Butamwa
  4. Gisozi
  5. Kacyiru
  6. Kanombe
  7. Kicukiro
  8. Gikondo

Kigali Rural Province

  1. Kabuga Town
  2. Bicumbi
  3. Gashora
  4. Ngenda
  5. Nyarnata
  6. Shyorongi
  7. Rushashi
  8. Rulindo
  9. Buliza
  10. Gasabo

Gitarama Province

  1. Gitarama Town
  2. Ruyumba
  3. Ntongwe
  4. Ruhango Town
  5. Kabagari
  6. Ntenyo
  7. Muhanga
  8. Ndiza
  9. Kayumbu
  10. Kamonyi

Butare Province

  1. Butare Town
  2. Save
  3. Mugombwa
  4. Kibingo
  5. Nyakizu
  6. Maraba
  7. Kiruhura
  8. Nyanza Town
  9. Nyamure
  10. Gikonko

Gikongoro Province

  1. Gikongoro Town
  2. Mubuga
  3. Nshili kivu
  4. Mudasomwa
  5. Mushubi
  6. Kaduha
  7. Karaba
  8. Rwamiko

Cyangugu Province

  1. Cyangugu Town
  2. Impala
  3. Nyamasheke
  4. Gatare
  5. Bukunzi
  6. Bugarama
  7. Gashonga

Kibuye Province

  1. Kibuye Town
  2. Gisunzu
  3. Rutsiro
  4. Budaha
  5. Itabire
  6. Rusenyi

Gisenyi Province

  1. Gisenyi Town
  2. Cyanzarwe
  3. Mutura
  4. Gasiza
  5. Kageyo
  6. Nyagisagara
  7. Gaseke
  8. Kayove
  9. Kanama
  10. Nyamyumba

Ruhengeri Province

  1. Ruhengeri Town
  2. Bugarura
  3. Nyarutovu
  4. Bukonya
  5. Buhoma
  6. Mutobo
  7. Kinigi
  8. Bukamba
  9. Butaro
  10. Cyeru
  11. Nyamugali

Byumba Province

  1. Byumba Town1
  2. Kisaro
  3. Kinihira
  4. Bungwe
  5. Rushaki
  6. Rebero
  7. Ngarama
  8. Humure
  9. Rwamiko

Umutara Province

  1. Umutara Town
  2. Bugaragara
  3. Kabarore
  4. Gabiro
  5. Rukara
  6. Murambi
  7. Kahi
  8. Muvumba

Kibungo Province

  1. Kibungo Town
  2. Kigarama
  3. Mirenge
  4. Rwamagana Town
  5. Muhazi
  6. Kabarondo
  7. Cyarubare
  8. Rukira
  9. Nyarubuye
  10. Rusumo

Communes of Rwanda (pre-2002)

Communes of Rwanda in 1983. The only difference from 1994 is the prefecture of Kigali-Ville, which was created in 1990.
Communes of Rwanda in 1994.
Communes of Rwanda after the formation of Umutara prefecture in 1996.

See also

References

  1. ^ Des Forges, Alison (March 1999). Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda – Butare: "Workers who want to work for their country". New York: Human Rights Watch. ISBN 1-56432-171-1. The sub-prefect of Nyabisindu collected weapons for the communes in his district.... The sub-prefect of Gisagara was responsible for conducting meetings in the five communes of his district...
  2. ^ a b c "Districts of Rwanda". Statoids. Gwillim Law. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. ^ Brown, Gillian; Cliffe, Sarah; Guggenheim, Scott; Kostner, Markus; Opper, Susan (July 2002). "A Tale of Two Projects: Community-Based Reconstruction in East Timor and Rwanda" (PDF). Social Funds Innovation Update – Volume 2 No. 4. Social Funds thematic group of the Human Development Network – Social Protection, The World Bank. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Administrative maps". Territorial Administration. Ministry of Local Government, Government of Rwanda. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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