Western Province, Rwanda Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/admin/3__ouest/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.