Gihombo
The provinces of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: intara) are divided into districts (akarere) and municipalities (umujyi). Prior to 1 January 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 genocide against the Tutsis, such as decentralising power and the "suppression of reminders of the genocide". The new provinces were to be "ethnically-diverse administrative areas" instead. Until 2002, the provinces were called prefectures (perefegitura).
Population29,843
TimezoneAfrica/Kigali
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Nearest airportKME
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