The five
provinces of
Rwanda are divided into 30 districts (
Kinyarwanda: uturere, sing. akarere). Each district is in turn divided into
sectors (
Kinyarwanda: imirenge, sing. umurenge), which are in turn divided into cells (
Kinyarwanda: utugali, sing. akagali), which are in turn divided into
villages (
Kinyarwanda: imidugudu, sing. umudugudu).
Prior to 2002, Rwanda was composed of prefectures, subprefectures (which were sometimes called "districts")[1] and 154 communes (
Kinyarwanda: imijyi, sing. umujyi).[2][3] In 2002, communes were replaced by two kinds of divisions called districts and municipalities (
Kinyarwanda: akarere and umujyi).[2] In 2006, the number of districts was reduced from 106 to 30.[2]
Communes of Rwanda in 1983. The only difference from 1994 is the prefecture of Kigali-Ville, which was created in 1990.Communes of Rwanda in 1994.Communes of Rwanda after the formation of
Umutara prefecture in 1996.
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