Until January 2006, Umutara Province was one of the 12
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 outsi ...
(''intara'') of
Rwanda. However, due to local government reorganization, this area is now part of the new larger
Eastern Province.
The old province was situated in the north-east of the country, bordering
Uganda
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to the north and
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
to the east. Within Rwanda it borders
Kibungo to the south and
Byumba to the west. The province was made up of districts and 81 Sectors, with its capital at
Nyagatare.
Umutara was formed as a prefecture in 1996 from parts of Byumba and Kibungo.
Umutara had an area of 4,250 square kilometers, most of which is
grasslands. The population in 2005 was 421,600.
See also
*
Umutara Polytechnic
External links
rwandagateway.org
Former provinces of Rwanda
States and territories disestablished in 2006
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