Subdivisions of Rwanda

Map of provinces, 2006

Rwanda is divided into four provinces (intara) and the City of Kigali, which are subdivided into thirty districts (uturere).

Provinces

Main article: Provinces of Rwanda

Rwanda comprises four provinces and one province-level city:

• Northern Province
• Eastern Province
• Southern Province
• Western Province
• City of Kigali

Prior to 1 January 2006, Rwanda was composed of twelve provinces (known as prefectures up to 2001), but these were abolished in full and redrawn as part of a program of decentralization and reorganization.

See also

• Decentralization in Rwanda
• Geography of Rwanda