The provinces of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: intara) are divided into districts (akarere) and municipalities (umujyi). Prior to 1 January 2006, Rwanda was composed of 12 provinces. The Rwandan government decided to establish new provinces in an attempt to address issues that arose from the genocide against the Tutsis, such as decentralising power and the "suppression of reminders of the genocide". The new provinces were to be "ethnically-diverse administrative areas" instead.
Until 2002, the provinces were called prefectures (perefegitura).
Administrative divisions Since 1 January 2006, the administrative divisions of Rwanda comprise four provinces and the City of Kigali:
+ Administrative divisions of RwandaProvince / CityKinyarwanda name Capital / SeatArea (km2)Rwanda at GeoHive Population (2022 census)Density (per km2)City of KigaliUmujyi wa KigaliNyarugenge7301,745,5552,391Southern ProvinceAmajyepfoNyanza5,9633,002,699503.6Western ProvinceIburengerazubaKibuye5,8832,896,484492.4Northern ProvinceAmajyaruguruByumba3,2762,038,511622.3Eastern ProvinceIburasirazubaRwamagana9,4583,563,145376.7
Provincial districts and sectors
Eastern Province Province District Sector District Sector District Sector District SectorEastern ProvinceNyagatareRwimiyagaBugeseraGashoraNgomaGashandaRwamaganaFumbweKarangaziJuruJaramaGahengeriNyagatareKamabuyeKaremboGishariKatabagemuNtaramaKazoKarengeRukomoMarebaKibungoKigabiroTabagweMayangeMugeseraMuhaziMusheliMusenyiMuramaMunyagaGatundaMwogoMutenderiMunyiginyaMimuliNgerukaRemeraMushaKaramaNyamataRukiraMuyumbuMatimbaNyarugengeRukumberiMwulireMukamaRilimaRurengeNyakariroRwempashaRuhuhaSakeNzigeKiyombeRweruZazaRubonaGatsiboGasangeShyaraKireheGaharaGatsiboKayonzaGahiniGatoreGitokiKabareKigaramaKabaroreKabarondoKiginaKageyoMukarangeKireheKiramuruziMuramaMahamaKiziguroMurundiMpangaMuhuraMwiriMusazaMurambiNdegoMushikiriNgaramaNyamiramaNashoNyagihangaRukaraNyamugariRemeraRuramiraNyarubuyeRugaramaRwinkwavuRwimbogo
Northern Province Province District Sector District Sector District SectorNorthern ProvinceBureraBungweGicumbiBukureRulindoBaseButaroBwisigeBuregaCyanikaByumbaBushokiCyeruCyumbaBuyogaGahungaGitiCyinzuziGatebeKanigaCyungoGitovuManyagiroKinihiraKagogoMiyoveKisaroKinoniKageyoMasoroKinyababaMukarangeMbogoKivuyeMukoMurambiNembaMuteteNgomaRugaramaNyamiyagaNtarabanaRugendabariNyankenke IIRukozoRuhundeRubayaRusigaRusarabugeRukomoShyorongiRwerereRushakiTumbaGakenkeBusengoRutareCokoRuvuneCyabingoRwamikoGakenkeShangashaGashenyiMusanzeBusogoMugungaCyuveJanjaGacacaKamubugaGashakiKaramboGataragaKivurugaKimonyiMatabaKinigiMinaziMuhozaMuhondoMukoMuyongweMusanzeMuzoNkotsiNembaNyangeRuliRemeraRusasaRwazaRushashiShingiro
Western Province Province District Sector District Sector District Sector District SectorWestern ProvinceKarongiBwishyuraNyabihuBigogweRubavuBugeshiRutsiroBonezaGishyitaJendaBusasamanaGihangoGishariJombaCyanzarweKigeyoGitesiKabatwaGisenyiKivumuMubugaKaragoKanamaManihiraMurambiKintoboKanzenzeMukuraMurundiMukamiraMudendeMurundaMutuntuMuringaNyakilibaMusasaRubengeraRamburaNyamyumbaMushonyiRugabanoRugeraNyundoMushubatiRugandaRuremboRubavuNyabirasiRwankubaShyiraRugereroRuhangoTwumbaNyamashekeRuharambugaRusiziBugaramaRusebeyaNgororeroBwiraBushekeriButareGatumbaBushengeBweyeyeHindiroCyatoGikundamvuraKabayaGihomboGashongaKageyoKaganoGihekeKavumuKanjongoGihundweMatyazoKarambiGitambiMuhandaKarengeraKamembeMuhororoKirimbiMuganzaNdaroMacubaMururuNgororeroNyabitekeriNkankaNyangeMahembeNkomboSovuRangiroNkunguShangiNyakabuyeNyakarenzoNzahahaRwimbogo
Southern Province Province District Sector District Sector District Sector District SectorSouthern ProvinceGisagaraGikonkoKamonyiGacurabwengeNyamagabeBuruhukiroNyaruguruCyahindaGishubiKaramaCyanikaBusanzeKansiKayenziGatareKibehoKibiliziKayumbuKaduhaMataKigembe MuginaKamegeliMuniniMambaMusambiraKibiriziKivuMuganzaNgambaKibumbweNgeraMugombwaNyamiyagaKitabiNgomaMukindoNyarubakaMbaziNyabimataMushaRugalikaMuganoNyagisoziNdoraRukomaMusangeMuganzaNyanzaRundaMusebeyaRuheruSaveMuhangaMuhangaMushubiRurambaHuyeGishamvuCyezaNkomaneRusengeKaramaKibanguGasakaRuhangoKinaziKigomaKiyumbaTareByimanaKinaziMushishiroUwinkingiBweramanaMarabaKabacuziNyanzaBusasamanaMbuyeMbaziNyabinoniBusoroRuhangoMukuraNyamabuyeCyabakamyiMwendoNgomaNyarusangeKibiriziKinihiraRuhashyaRongiKigomaNtongweHuyeRugendabariMukingoKabagariRusatiraShyogweMuyiraRwaniroNtyazoSimbiNyagisoziTumbaRwabicuma
City of Kigali City District Sector District Sector District Sector City of KigaliGasaboBumbogoKicukiroGahangaNyarugengeGitegaGatsataGatengaKanyinyaJaliGikondoKigaliGikomeroKagaramaKimisagaraGisoziKanombeMageragereJabanaKicukiroMuhimaKinyinyaKigaramaNyakabandaNderaMasakaNyamiramboNdubaNiboyeNyarugengeRusororoNyarugungaRwezamenyoRutungaKacyiruKimihururaKimironkoRemera
Former provinces Prior to 2006 the provinces were:
Butare Province Byumba Province Cyangugu Province Gikongoro Province Gisenyi Province Gitarama Province Kibungo Province Kibuye Province Kigali City (Established as a province in 1990) Kigali-Rural Province (Kigali Ngali) Ruhengeri Province Umutara Province (Established in August 1996)
See also Districts of Rwanda List provinces of Rwanda by Human Development Index List of Rwanda districts by population ISO 3166-2:RW
References
External links Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Social Affairs Rwanda redrawn to reflect compass, BBC News, 3 January 2006