Summary
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 edit
Eastern Province edit
- Bugesera
- Gatsibo
- Kayonza
- Kirehe
- Ngoma
- Nyagatare
- Rwamagana also being the headquarters of eastern province
Kigali edit
Northern Province edit
Southern Province edit
Western Province edit
Former list of districts by province (2002–2006) edit
City of Kigali edit
- Nyarugenge
- Nyamirambo
- Butamwa
- Gisozi
- Kacyiru
- Kanombe
- Kicukiro
- Gikondo
Kigali Rural Province edit
- Kabuga Town
- Bicumbi
- Gashora
- Ngenda
- Nyamata
- Shyorongi
- Rushashi
- Rulindo
- Buliza
- Gasabo
Gitarama Province edit
- Gitarama Town
- Ruyumba
- Ntongwe
- Ruhango Town
- Kabagari
- Ntenyo
- Muhanga
- Ndiza
- Kayumbu
- Kamonyi
Butare Province edit
- Butare Town
- Save
- Mugombwa
- Kibingo
- Nyakizu
- Maraba
- Kiruhura
- Nyanza Town
- Nyamure
- Gikonko
Gikongoro Province edit
- Gikongoro Town
- Mubuga
- Nshili kivu
- Mudasomwa
- Mushubi
- Kaduha
- Karaba
- Rwamiko
Cyangugu Province edit
- Cyangugu Town
- Impala
- Nyamasheke
- Gatare
- Bukunzi
- Bugarama
- Gashonga
Kibuye Province edit
- Kibuye Town
- Gisunzu
- Rutsiro
- Budaha
- Itabire
- Rusenyi
Gisenyi Province edit
- Gisenyi Town
- Cyanzarwe
- Mutura
- Gasiza
- Kageyo
- Nyagisagara
- Gaseke
- Kayove
- Kanama
- Nyamyumba
Ruhengeri Province edit
- Ruhengeri Town
- Bugarura
- Nyarutovu
- Bukonya
- Buhoma
- Mutobo
- Kinigi
- Bukamba
- Butaro
- Cyeru
- Nyamugali
Byumba Province edit
- Byumba Town1
- Kisaro
- Kinihira
- Bungwe
- Rushaki
- Rebero
- Ngarama
- Humure
- Rwamiko
Umutara Province edit
- Umutara Town
- Bugaragara
- Kabarore
- Gabiro
- Rukara
- Murambi
- Kahi
- Muvumba
Kibungo Province edit
- Kibungo Town
- Kigarama
- Mirenge
- Rwamagana Town
- Muhazi
- Kabarondo
- Cyarubare
- Rukira
- Nyarubuye
- Rusumo
Communes of Rwanda (pre-2002) edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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...
- ^ a b c "Districts of Rwanda". Statoids. Gwillim Law. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.