The five

provinces A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...

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are divided into 30

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s (

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: ''uturere'', sing. ''akarere''). Each district is in turn divided into

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(

: ''imirenge'', sing. ''umurenge''), which are in turn divided into ''cells'' (

: ''utugali'', sing. ''akagali''), which are in turn divided into ''villages'' (

: ''imidugudu'', sing. ''umudugudu''). Prior to 2002, Rwanda was composed of prefectures, subprefectures (which were sometimes called "districts") and 154 communes (

: ''imijyi'', sing. ''umujyi''). In 2002, communes were replaced by two kinds of divisions called districts and municipalities (

: ''akarere'' and ''umujyi''). In 2006, the number of districts was reduced from 106 to 30. The districts are listed below, by province.

Current list of districts by province

Eastern Province

# Bugesera # Gatsibo # Kayonza # Kirehe # Ngoma # Nyagatare # Rwamagana also being the headquarters of eastern province

Kigali

Gasabo Gasabo is a Districts of Rwanda, district (''akarere'') of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The headquarters of Gasabo are located in the Remera Sector. The district includes neighborhoods such as: Kacyiru, Kimironko, Remera, Nyarutarama and Kimihur ...

# Kicukiro #

Nyarugenge Nyarugenge is a sector (''umurenge'') located in Nyarugenge District, Kigali Province, Rwanda. Location It is located in the southwest part of the city of Kigali. The coordinates of Nyarugenge Sector are:1°58'02.0"S, 30°03'20.0"E (Latitude: ...

Northern Province

# Burera # Gakenke # Gicumbi #

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Rulindo Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Tare. Geography The district lies roughly halfway between Kigali and Ruhengeri, and is very mountainous, containing Mount Kabuye. Its principal town, Tare (more ...

Southern Province

# Gisagara # Huye # Kamonyi #

Muhanga Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a List of cities in Rwanda, city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province, Rwanda, Southern Province. The city is situated above sea level. Though officially part of the Southern Pr ...

# 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)

Administrative divisions of Rwanda in 1994

References

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