All Entries in the "Provinces" Category
Kigali City
Kigali is town is Rwanda’s capital city and the capital of Kigali province. It is located in the center of the country and is the main Business and administrative town.
Kigali became the capital when Rwanda gained Independence in 1962. It is endowed with a wonderful climate because of the tropical climate and hilly nature of [...]
Southern Province
The Southern province, a home to the nation’s leading teaching and research institution-The National University of Rwanda, is believed to bring together large parts of the former provinces of Butare, Gitarama and Gikongoro. This province is said to have its headquarters at the historical town of Nyanza and is the historical present day cultural as [...]
Northern Province
The former Provinces of Ruhengeri and Byumba costly makes up to Northern Province.
The Northern Province shares its Eastern border with the Eastern Province, it borders Uganda in the Northern shares its Western border with the Western province, while Kigali city and the Southern province borders it in the Southern part.
The Province, which abounds in varied [...]
Eastern Province
The Eastern province is made up of the former provinces of Kigali Ngali, Umutara and Kibungo.
It is believed to border Uganda in the north and the United Republic of Tanzania in the East, the province still shares its western border with the northern province and Kigali city, Burundi is bordered in the South, whereas there [...]
Western Province
The Western Province which borders the Western province in the west and the Northern Province in the north, is mainly composed of the large parts of the former provinces of Gisenyi, Cyangugu and Kibuye. Meanwhile, it still shares its Western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, yet the Republic of Burundi borders it in [...]
Kigali Province
It was in 1906 that the history of Kigali started, when Dr. Richard Kandt the first imperial resident governor for Rwanda selected Nyarugenge hill as the site of the capital, due to its central location in the country. Until now, Kigali is still the capital city of Rwanda and its commercial hub.
Roundpoint Kigali
Kigali, a city [...]
Provinces in Rwanda
The Republic of Rwanda is constituted of 12 provinces of administration. Each Province is divided into a number of districts as shown below.
The old provinces of Rwanda Included the following;
Kigali City ( 8 Districts)
Kigali Ngali Province ( 10 Districts)
Gitarama Province ( 10 Districts)
Butare Province ( 10 Districts)
Gikongoro Province ( 7 Districts)
Ruhengeri Province ( 11 Districts)
Cyangugu [...]
Provinces in Rwanda
The Republic of Rwanda is constituted of 12 provinces of administration. Each Province is divided into a number of districts as shown below.
The old provinces of Rwanda Included the following;
Kigali City ( 8 Districts)
Kigali Ngali Province ( 10 Districts)
Gitarama Province ( 10 Districts)
Butare Province ( 10 Districts)
Gikongoro Province ( 7 Districts)
Ruhengeri Province ( 11 Districts)
Cyangugu [...]