3-661: Nyaruguru is a district ( akarere ) in Southern Province , Rwanda . Its capital is Kibeho , a pilgrimage site of the Catholic Church. The district is the most southerly in Rwanda, lying between the cities of Butare and Cyangugu and along the Burundian border. It is mountainous, containing part of the montane forest of Nyungwe , one of Rwanda's most popular tourist destinations, which also provides cooking charcoal for much of
6-575: Is in turn divided into sectors ( Kinyarwanda : imirenge , sing. umurenge ), which are in turn divided into cells ( Kinyarwanda : utugali , sing. akagali ), which are in turn divided into villages ( Kinyarwanda : imidugudu , sing. umudugudu ). Prior to 2002, Rwanda was composed of prefectures, subprefectures (which were sometimes called "districts") and 154 communes ( Kinyarwanda : imijyi , sing. umujyi ). In 2002, communes were replaced by two kinds of divisions called districts and municipalities ( Kinyarwanda : akarere and umujyi ). In 2006,
9-632: The Southern region. This is one of the last remaining forest areas of Rwanda and home to chimpanzees and many other species of primate. Nyaruguru district is divided into 14 sectors ( imirenge ): Cyahinda, Busanze, Kibeho , Mata, Munini, Kivu, Ngera, Ngoma, Nyabimata, Nyagisozi, Muganza, Ruheru, Ruramba and Rusenge. 2°42′S 29°31′E / 2.700°S 29.517°E / -2.700; 29.517 Districts of Rwanda The five provinces of Rwanda are divided into 30 districts ( Kinyarwanda : uturere , sing. akarere ). Each district
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