المحافظة الجنوبية، رواندا
Southern Province (كينيارواندا: Intara y'Amajyepfo ; فرنسية: Province du Sud ; هولندية: 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 | |
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Country | Rwanda |
Capital | Nyanza |
Districts | |
الحكومة | |
• Governor | Ms. Alice KAYITESI |
المساحة | |
• المدينة | 5٬963 كم² (2٬302 ميل²) |
التعداد (2022 census)[2] | |
• المدينة | 3٬002٬699 |
• الكثافة | 500/km2 (1٬300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 444٬106 |
• الريف | 2٬558٬593 |
Other settlements | Butare, Gikongoro, Ruhango |
HDI (2018) | 0.522[3] low · 4th of 5 |
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.
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Notes and references
- ^ Area Calculation (see below)
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Southern Province
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2018-09-13.