Provinces of Rwanda

The provinces of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: intara) are divided into districts (akarere) and municipalities (umujyi). Prior to January 1, 2006, Rwanda was composed of 12 provinces. The Rwandan government decided to establish new provinces in an attempt to address issues that arose from the Rwandan genocide. The new provinces were to be "ethnically-diverse administrative areas".^[1]

Until 2002, the provinces were called prefectures (perefegitura).^[2]

^ "Rwanda Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "Provinces of Rwanda". Statoids. Gwillim Law. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.

[BBCtime-1] "Rwanda Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

[2] "Provinces of Rwanda". Statoids. Gwillim Law. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.

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