Southern Province | |
Settlement Type The Best Way To Go Back To Nknb: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Rwanda |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | list |
P1: | 1. Gisagara |
P2: | 2. Huye |
P3: | 3. Kamonyi |
P4: | 4. Muhanga |
P5: | 5. Nyamagabe |
P6: | 6. Nyanza |
P7: | 7. Nyaruguru |
P8: | 8. Ruhango |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Nyanza |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Ms. Alice KAYITESI |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5963 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3002699 |
Population Urban: | 444106 |
Population Rural: | 2558593 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Other settlements |
Blank Info Sec1: | Butare, Gikongoro, Ruhango |
Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2018) |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0.522[3] ยท 4th of 5 |
Southern Province (Kinyarwanda: Intara y'Amajyepfo; French: Province du Sud; Dutch; Flemish: Zuidelijke Provincie) is one of Rwanda's five provinces. It was created in early January 2006 as part of a government decentralization program that re-organized the country's local government structures.
Southern Province comprises the former provinces of Gikongoro, Gitarama, and Butare, and is divided into the districts of Huye, Ruhango, Nyamagabe, Gisagara, Muhanga, Kamonyi, Nyanza, and Nyaruguru.
The capital city of Southern Province is Nyanza.