Districts of Rwanda


The five provinces of Rwanda are divided into 30 districts. Each district is in turn divided into sectors, which are in turn divided into cells, which are in turn divided into villages.
Prior to 2002, Rwanda was composed of prefectures, subprefectures and 154 communes. In 2002, communes were replaced by two kinds of divisions called districts and municipalities. In 2006, the number of districts was reduced from 106 to 30.
The districts are listed below, by province.

Current list of districts by province

Eastern Province

  1. Bugesera
  2. Gatsibo
  3. Kayonza
  4. Kirehe
  5. Ngoma
  6. Nyagatare
  7. Rwamagana also being the headquarters of eastern province

City of Kigali

  1. Gasabo
  2. Kicukiro
  3. Nyarugenge

Northern Province

  1. Burera
  2. Gakenke
  3. Gicumbi
  4. Musanze
  5. Rulindo

Southern Province

  1. Gisagara
  2. Huye
  3. Kamonyi
  4. Muhanga
  5. Nyamagabe
  6. Nyanza
  7. Nyaruguru
  8. Ruhango

Western Province

  1. Karongi
  2. Ngororero
  3. Nyabihu
  4. Nyamasheke
  5. Rubavu
  6. Rusizi
  7. Rutsiro

Former list of districts by province (2002–2006)

Kigali City

  1. Nyarugenge
  2. Nyamirambo
  3. Butamwa
  4. Gisozi
  5. Kacyiru
  6. Kanombe
  7. Kicukiro
  8. Gikondo

Kigali Rural Province

  1. Kabuga Town
  2. Bicumbi
  3. Gashora
  4. Ngenda
  5. Nyamata
  6. Shyorongi
  7. Rushashi
  8. Rulindo
  9. Buliza
  10. Gasabo

Gitarama Province

  1. Gitarama Town
  2. Ruyumba
  3. Ntongwe
  4. Ruhango Town
  5. Kabagari
  6. Ntenyo
  7. Muhanga
  8. Ndiza
  9. Kayumbu
  10. Kamonyi

Butare Province

  1. Butare Town
  2. Save
  3. Mugombwa
  4. Kibingo
  5. Nyakizu
  6. Maraba
  7. Kiruhura
  8. Nyanza Town
  9. Nyamure
  10. Gikonko

Gikongoro Province

  1. Gikongoro Town
  2. Mubuga
  3. Nshili kivu
  4. Mudasomwa
  5. Mushubi
  6. Kaduha
  7. Karaba
  8. Rwamiko

Cyangugu Province

  1. Cyangugu Town
  2. Impala
  3. Nyamasheke
  4. Gatare
  5. Bukunzi
  6. Bugarama
  7. Gashonga

Kibuye Province

  1. Kibuye Town
  2. Gisunzu
  3. Rutsiro
  4. Budaha
  5. Itabire
  6. Rusenyi

Gisenyi Province

  1. Gisenyi Town
  2. Cyanzarwe
  3. Mutura
  4. Gasiza
  5. Kageyo
  6. Nyagisagara
  7. Gaseke
  8. Kayove
  9. Kanama
  10. Nyamyumba

Ruhengeri Province

  1. Ruhengeri Town
  2. Bugarura
  3. Nyarutovu
  4. Bukonya
  5. Buhoma
  6. Mutobo
  7. Kinigi
  8. Bukamba
  9. Butaro
  10. Cyeru
  11. Nyamugali

Byumba Province

  1. Byumba Town1
  2. Kisaro
  3. Kinihira
  4. Bungwe
  5. Rushaki
  6. Rebero
  7. Ngarama
  8. Humure
  9. Rwamiko

Umutara Province

  1. Umutara Town
  2. Bugaragara
  3. Kabarore
  4. Gabiro
  5. Rukara
  6. Murambi
  7. Kahi
  8. Muvumba

Kibungo Province

  1. Kibungo Town
  2. Kigarama
  3. Mirenge
  4. Rwamagana Town
  5. Muhazi
  6. Kabarondo
  7. Cyarubare
  8. Rukira
  9. Nyarubuye
  10. Rusumo