Back محافظات رواندا Arabic Provinzn vo Ruanda BAR রুয়ান্ডার প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla Províncies de Ruanda Catalan Επαρχίες της Ρουάντα Greek Provincias de Ruanda Spanish استانهای رواندا Persian Provinces du Rwanda French מחוזות רואנדה HE Provinsi di Rwanda ID
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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.