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Southern Province, Rwanda
Province of Rwanda
Province of Rwanda
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Southern Province |
| native_name_lang | |
| settlement_type | Province |
| image_skyline | Southern Province, Rwanda.jpg |
| image_caption | Landscape near the Burundi border |
| image_map | Rwanda SouthProvDists.png |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Rwanda |
| established_title | Formed |
| established_date | 2006 |
| parts_type | Districts |
| parts_style | list |
| parts | |
| p1 | Gisagara |
| p2 | Huye |
| p3 | Kamonyi |
| p4 | Muhanga |
| p5 | Nyamagabe |
| p6 | Nyanza |
| p7 | Nyaruguru |
| p8 | Ruhango |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Nyanza |
| leader_title | Governor |
| leader_name | Ms. Alice KAYITESI |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 5963 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 3002699 |
| population_urban | 444106 |
| population_rural | 2558593 |
| population_as_of | 2022 census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CAT |
| utc_offset | +02:00 |
| iso_code | RW-05 |
| blank_name_sec1 | Other settlements |
| blank_info_sec1 | Butare, Gikongoro, Ruhango |
| blank_name_sec2 | HDI (2023) |
| blank_info_sec2 | 0.556 |
| · 4th of 5 | |
| website | https://www.southernprovince.gov.rw |
· 4th of 5
Southern Province (; ; ) is one of Rwanda's five provinces. It was created in early January 2006 as part of a government decentralization program that re-organized the country's local government structures.
Southern Province comprises the former provinces of Gikongoro, Gitarama, and Butare, and is divided into the districts of Huye, Ruhango, Nyamagabe, Gisagara, Muhanga, Kamonyi, Nyanza, and Nyaruguru.
The capital city of Southern Province is Nyanza.
References
- Area Calculation (see below)
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/rwanda/admin/2__sud/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Southern Province
- "Global Data Lab: Sub-national HDI". Institute for Management Research, [[Radboud University]].
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