Districts of Rwanda explained
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] In 2002, communes were replaced by two kinds of divisions called districts and municipalities (Kinyarwanda: akarere and umujyi). In 2006, the number of districts was reduced from 106 to 30.[3]
The districts are listed below, by province.[4]
Current list of districts by province
Eastern Province
- Bugesera
- Gatsibo
- Kayonza
- Kirehe
- Ngoma
- Nyagatare
- Rwamagana also being the headquarters of eastern province
Kigali
- Gasabo
- Kicukiro
- Nyarugenge
Northern Province
- Burera
- Gakenke
- Gicumbi
- Musanze
- Rulindo
Southern Province
- Gisagara
- Huye
- Kamonyi
- Muhanga
- Nyamagabe
- Nyanza
- Nyaruguru
- Ruhango
Western Province
- Karongi
- Ngororero
- Nyabihu
- Nyamasheke
- Rubavu
- Rusizi
- Rutsiro
Former list of districts by province (2002–2006)
City of Kigali
- Nyarugenge
- Nyamirambo
- Butamwa
- Gisozi
- Kacyiru
- Kanombe
- Kicukiro
- Gikondo
Kigali Rural Province
- Kabuga Town
- Bicumbi
- Gashora
- Ngenda
- Nyamata
- Shyorongi
- Rushashi
- Rulindo
- Buliza
- Gasabo
Gitarama Province
- Gitarama Town
- Ruyumba
- Ntongwe
- Ruhango Town
- Kabagari
- Ntenyo
- Muhanga
- Ndiza
- Kayumbu
- Kamonyi
Butare Province
- Butare Town
- Save
- Mugombwa
- Kibingo
- Nyakizu
- Maraba
- Kiruhura
- Nyanza Town
- Nyamure
- Gikonko
Gikongoro Province
- Gikongoro Town
- Mubuga
- Nshili kivu
- Mudasomwa
- Mushubi
- Kaduha
- Karaba
- Rwamiko
Cyangugu Province
- Cyangugu Town
- Impala
- Nyamasheke
- Gatare
- Bukunzi
- Bugarama
- Gashonga
Kibuye Province
- Kibuye Town
- Gisunzu
- Rutsiro
- Budaha
- Itabire
- Rusenyi
Gisenyi Province
- Gisenyi Town
- Cyanzarwe
- Mutura
- Gasiza
- Kageyo
- Nyagisagara
- Gaseke
- Kayove
- Kanama
- Nyamyumba
Ruhengeri Province
- Ruhengeri Town
- Bugarura
- Nyarutovu
- Bukonya
- Buhoma
- Mutobo
- Kinigi
- Bukamba
- Butaro
- Cyeru
- Nyamugali
Byumba Province
- Byumba Town1
- Kisaro
- Kinihira
- Bungwe
- Rushaki
- Rebero
- Ngarama
- Humure
- Rwamiko
Umutara Province
- Umutara Town
- Bugaragara
- Kabarore
- Gabiro
- Rukara
- Murambi
- Kahi
- Muvumba
Kibungo Province
- Kibungo Town
- Kigarama
- Mirenge
- Rwamagana Town
- Muhazi
- Kabarondo
- Cyarubare
- Rukira
- Nyarubuye
- Rusumo
Communes of Rwanda (pre-2002)
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Book: Des Forges. Alison. Alison Des Forges. Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda – Butare: "Workers who want to work for their country". March 1999. Human Rights Watch. New York. 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....
- Web site: Brown . Gillian . Cliffe, Sarah . Guggenheim, Scott . Kostner, Markus . Opper, Susan . A Tale of Two Projects: Community-Based Reconstruction in East Timor and Rwanda . Social Funds Innovation Update – Volume 2 No. 4 . Social Funds thematic group of the Human Development Network – Social Protection, The World Bank . July 2002 . 17 May 2011 .
- Web site: Districts of Rwanda . Statoids . Gwillim Law . 27 April 2010 . 17 May 2011 .
- Web site: Administrative maps . Territorial Administration . Ministry of Local Government, Government of Rwanda . 5 May 2011 . 17 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110402173217/http://www.minaloc.gov.rw/spip.php?article18 . 2 April 2011 . dead .
