The 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 ...

of Rwanda are divided into 30

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

s (

Kinyarwanda Kinyarwanda, Rwandan or Rwanda, officially known as Ikinyarwanda, is a Bantu language and a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language that is spoken in Rwanda and adjacent parts of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda (where t ...

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

sectors Sector may refer to: Places * Sector, West Virginia, U.S. Geometry * Circular sector, the portion of a disc enclosed by two radii and a circular arc * Hyperbolic sector, a region enclosed by two radii and a hyperbolic arc * Spherical sector, a p ...

(

: ''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 Kayonza is a small town in Kayonza district, Eastern Province, Rwanda. The town is centred on a roundabout, where the road east from Kigali splits into the road running north to the Ugandan border, and the road south to Tanzania. It is a major ...

Kirehe Kirehe is a district (''akarere'') in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kirehe town (which is usually known as Rusumo, being the major settlement of the former Rusumo district). Geography The district comprises areas in the far south-e ...

# Ngoma #

Nyagatare Nyagatare is a town in the North East of Rwanda. With a population of more than 100,000, it is one of the most populous settlements in the Eastern Province along with Rwamagana and Kibungo. Location Nyagatare is located in Nyagatare District, ...

Rwamagana Rwamagana is a city and capital of both the Rwamagana District and the Eastern Province in Rwanda Description Rwamagana lies approximately from Kigali, on the newly renovated road leading east towards Tanzania. There was formerly a large am ...

Kigali

# Gasabo # Kicukiro # Nyarugenge

Northern Province

Burera Burera is a district (''Akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Cyeru. Geography and tourism The district lies in the northern part of Rwanda, adjacent to the Ugandan border, and between the cities of Ruhengeri and Byumba. It ...

Gakenke Gakenke district is one among thirty district made 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 Southe ...

# Gicumbi #

Musanze Musanze is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Its capital city is Ruhengeri. Geography and tourism Musanze is Rwanda's most mountainous district, containing the largest part of the Volcanoes National Park, and its head office at K ...

Rulindo Rulindo is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Tare (also known as Bushoki). Geography The district lies roughly halfway between Kigali and Ruhengeri, and is very mountainous, containing Mount Kabuye. Its pr ...

Southern Province

Gisagara Gisagara is a district (''akarere'') in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its headquarters is Ndora. Geography The district lies just to the East of Butare city, along the border with Burundi. Where of gisagara district office building ,sector, ce ...

# Huye #

Kamonyi Kamonyi is a district (''akarere'') in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kamonyi, also sometimes known as Gihinga. Sectors Kamonyi district is divided into 12 sectors Sector may refer to: Places * Sector, West Virginia, U.S. Geometr ...

Muhanga Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province. The city is above sea level. Though officially part of the Southern Province, Muhanga is geographically in central Rwanda, approxi ...

Nyamagabe Nyamagabe is a district (''akarere'') in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Gasaka. Geography, flora and fauna The district lies between Butare and Cyangugu in the south-west of Rwanda, and contains much of the former Gikongoro Provin ...

# Nyanza #

Nyaruguru Nyaruguru is a Districts of Rwanda, district (''akarere'') in Southern Province, Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kibeho, a pilgrimage site of the Catholic Church. Geography The district is the most southerly in Rwanda, lying b ...

# Ruhango

Western Province

Karongi Karongi is a district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. The capital being Rubengera, the district also contains Kibuye, the provincial capital and a major Rwandan lakeside resort. It is one of the districts with the least population de ...

# Ngororero # Nyabihu # Nyamasheke #

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 #

Rutsiro Rutsiro is a district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. Its headquarter is located in Gihango sector. About Rutsiro Rutsiro District is one of the seven Districts making up the Western Province , located 150 km the capital Kigali. I ...

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 # Nyarnata # 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 # 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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