Western Province | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Rwanda |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Date: | 2006 |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | list |
P1: | 1. Karongi |
P2: | 2. Ngororero |
P3: | 3. Nyabihu |
P4: | 4. Nyamasheke |
P5: | 5. Rubavu |
P6: | 6. Rusizi |
P7: | 7. Rutsiro |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Kibuye |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Francois Habitegeko |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 5882 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2896484 |
Population Urban: | 640307 |
Population Rural: | 2256177 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2018) |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0.531[2] ยท 2nd of 5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Other settlements |
Blank Info Sec1: | Gisenyi, Cyangugu |
Western Province (Kinyarwanda: Intara y'Iburengerazuba; French: Province de l'Ouest; Dutch; Flemish: West-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.
Western Province comprises the former provinces of Cyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye, and a small portion of Ruhengeri. It is divided into the districts of Karongi, Nyabihu, Rubavu, Rusizi, Ngororero, Nyamasheke, and Rutsiro. The capital city of Western Province is Kibuye.