Byumba Province was one of the 12 former
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 ...
(''intara'') of
Rwanda and was situated in the north of the country, sharing a border with
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
. It had an area of some and its population was estimated at 782,427 (2002 figures) prior to its dissolution in January 2006.
External links
Rwandagateway.org
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Former provinces of Rwanda
States and territories disestablished in 2006