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Southern Province

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Also known as RW-05

Province of Rwanda

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Vinony's link graph records 133 inbound references to Southern Province, and connects out to Huye District, French and Rwanda.

The entry is geolocated on the map in 5.

It is catalogued under topics including Provinces of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda and States and territories established in 2006.

Vinony links it to 42 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country
Rwanda
Capital
Nyanza
Districts
List Gisagara Huye Kamonyi Muhanga Nyamagabe Nyanza Nyaruguru Ruhango
Governor
Ms. Alice KAYITESI
Province
5,963 km (2,302 sq mi)
Density
503.6/km (1,304/sq mi)
Urban
444,106
Rural
2,558,593
Time zone
UTC+02:00 ( CAT )
Iso 3166 code
RW-05
Other settlements
Butare , Gikongoro , Ruhango
Hdi 2023
0.556 , medium · 4th of 5
Website
https://www.southernprovince.gov.rw

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Wikidata facts

Named after
south
Official name
Mkoa wa Kusini
Country
Rwanda
Located in
Rwanda
Capital
Nyanza
Population
3002699
Area
6118
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Western Province
Image
Southern Province, Rwanda.jpg
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Commons category
South Province, Rwanda
inception
2006-00-00
native label
Southern Province
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Encyclopedic overview

Southern Province (Kinyarwanda: Intara y'Amajyepfo; French: Province du Sud; Dutch: Zuidelijke Provincie) 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Southern Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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