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Cyangugu (Rwanda : Province)

LC control no.no2007092192
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingCyangugu (Rwanda : Province)
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Geographic subdivision usageRwanda--Cyangugu (Province)
Variant(s)Province de Cyangugu (Rwanda)
Cyangugu Province (Rwanda)
See alsoCyangugu (Rwanda : Prefecture)
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Western Province (Rwanda)
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Other standard no.Q3408354
144627422
202325
1872266
Beginning date2002-01-01
Ending date2005-12-31
Associated countryRwanda
Found in3ème recensement général de la population et de l'habitat du Rwanda au 15 août 2002. Monographie de la province de Cyangugu, 2005.
Statoids WWW site, viewed Aug. 13, 2007 (Provinces of Rwanda; prefectures changed to provinces Jan. 1, 2002)
BGN gaz. Rwanda, 1964 (Cyangugu [brief], Préfecture de, admd, 2°30ʹS 29°10ʹE; cites another Cyangugu as ppl; x-ref. from Shangugu; also cites another Shangugu as ppl)
Wikipedia, July 27, 2021: Cyangugu Province (Cyangugu Province was one of the 12 former provinces of Rwanda. In 2006, it became part of the Western Province; 2.483°S 28.897°E) Western Province, Rwanda (Western Province (Kinyarwanda: Intara y'Iburengerazuba; French: Province de l'Ouest; Dutch: West-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. Western Province comprises the former provinces of Cyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye, and a small portion of Ruhengeri. It is divided into the districts of Karongi, Nyabihu, Rubavu, Rusizi, Ngororero, Nyamasheke, and Rutsiro. The capital city of Western Province is Kibuye) Provinces of Rwanda (Prior to January 1, 2006, Rwanda was composed of 12 provinces; As of January 1, 2006 the five provinces of Rwanda are: Kigali, Southern, Western, Northern, Eastern)
Wikidata, July 27, 2021 (Cyangugu Province; Province de Cyangugu; abolished 31 December 2005)
Geographic area codef-rw---