1.Overview of Western Province status
This part focuses on the Western Province geographical situation, Administrative and demographic situation, population, relief and climatic situation.
District
Geographical coordinates | ||
Latitude | Longitude | |
Karongi | 2.179 | 29.3715 |
1.65275 | 29.50684 | |
Rubavu | 1.6986
| 29.3715 |
Rusizi | 2.53027
| 29.185579 |
Ngororero | 1.8319 | 29.5572 |
Nyamasheke | 2.3215 | 29.1856 |
Rutsiro | 1.962426 | 29.387457 |
The majority of the population in Rwanda lives in rural areas. But according to EICV4, the Western Province is second to the City of Kigali ( 74.8 % and ( 13%) of population living in urban areas while the proportions of people living in urban areas for the remaining provinces were between 8% and 9%.)
Total Population of the W P | Urban | Rural | ||||||
Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female |
2,471,239 | 1,168,445 | 1,302,794 | 301,312 | 149,586 | 151,726 | 2,169,927 | 1,018,859 | 1,151,068
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Source: Fourth Rwanda Population and Housing Census 2012
Names of the district
Surface km2 | Number of sectors | Number of cells | Number of Villages | ||
Karongi | 993 | 13 | 88 | 538 |
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531.5 | 12 | 73 | 473 |
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Rubavu | 388.3 | 12 | 80 | 525 |
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Rusizi | 959 | 18 | 94 | 596 |
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Ngororero | 679 | 13 | 73 | 419 |
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Nyamasheke | 1,174 | 15 | 68 | 588 |
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Rutsiro | 1.157,3 | 13 | 62 | 485 |
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Total | 4724.8 | 96 | 538 | 3624 |
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According to the 4th Rwanda Population and Housing Census, the Western Province has 2,471,239 inhabitants and is the 3rd populated after the Eastern Province with 2,595,703 inhabitants and the Southern Province with 2,589,975 inhabitants. The number of women is more than the number of men in all provinces except City of Kigali.
District | Both sexes | Sex | Density /Km | Physiological density[1] | |
Male | Female | ||||
Karongi | 331,808 | 156,073 | 175,735 | 334 | 420 |
Rutsiro | 324,654 | 154,044 | 170,610 | 281 | 490 |
Rubavu | 403,662 | 194,989 | 208,673 | 1,039 | 1,194 |
Nyabihu | 294,740 | 137,799 | 156,941 | 555 | 546 |
Ngororero | 333,713 | 154,591 | 179,122 | 491 | 492 |
Rusizi | 400,858 | 192,528 | 208,330 | 418 | 436 |
Nyamasheke | 381,804 | 178,421 | 203,383 | 325 | 402 |
Total | 2,471,239 | 1,168,445 | 1,302,794 | 420 | 568 |