Western Province ( rw, Intara y'Iburengerazuba; french: Province de l'Ouest; nl, West-provincie) is one of
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
's five
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
. 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
Rubavu District is one of the seven districts of the country district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Gisenyi, It has a large beach resort and border city. It has a total surface area of 388.3 Km2.
Geography
The dist ...
,
Rusizi,
Ngororero
Ngororero is a town in Rwanda.
Location
Ngororero is located in Ngororero District, Western Province, in northwestern Rwanda. Its location is about , by road, north of Gitarama, the nearest large city. The town is located on the main road betw ...
,
Nyamasheke
Nyamasheke is a district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamasheke town (Kagano).
Sectors
Nyamasheke district is divided into 15 sectors (''imirenge''): Ruharambuga, Bushekeri, Bushenge, Cyato, Gihombo, Kagano, Kanjongo ...
, and
Rutsiro. The capital city of Western Province is
Kibuye.
Notes and references
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Provinces of Rwanda
Lake Kivu
States and territories established in 2006
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