Western Province ( rw, Intara y'Iburengerazuba; french: Province de l'Ouest; nl, West-provincie) is one 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 Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
's 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 outsi ...
. It was created in early January 2006 as part of a government decentralization program that re-organized the country's local government structures.
Western Province comprises the former provinces of
Cyangugu
Cyangugu (formerly Shangugu) is a city and capital of the Rusizi District in Western Province, Rwanda. The city lies at the southern end of Lake Kivu, and is contiguous with Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, but separated from it by the Ru ...
,
Gisenyi
Gisenyi, historically rendered as Kisenyi, is a city in Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Overview
The city features a resort on th ...
,
Kibuye, and a small portion of
Ruhengeri
Ruhengeri, also known as Musanze or Muhoza, is a city and capital of Musanze District in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Some sources now refer to the city itself as Musanze, after the district in which it lies within. This has to do with the ad ...
. It is divided into the districts of
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 den ...
,
Nyabihu,
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 distri ...
,
Rusizi,
Ngororero
Ngororero is a town in Rwanda.
Location
Ngororero is located in Ngororero District, Western Province, in northwestern Rwanda. Its location is about , by road, north of Gitarama, the nearest large city. The town is located on the main road betwe ...
,
Nyamasheke
Nyamasheke is a district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamasheke town (Kagano).
Sectors
Nyamasheke district is divided into 15 sectors (''imirenge''): Ruharambuga, Bushekeri, Bushenge, Cyato, Gihombo, Kagano, Kanjongo, ...
, and
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. It ...
. The capital city of Western Province is
Kibuye.
Notes and references
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Provinces of Rwanda
Lake Kivu
States and territories established in 2006
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