Northern Province, Rwanda

Northern Province
Province
Coordinates: 1°34′5″S29°54′37″E / 1.56806°S 29.91028°E / -1.56806; 29.91028
Country	Rwanda
Formed	2006
Capital	Byumba
Districts	List Burera Gakenke Gicumbi Musanze Rulindo
Government
• Governor	Maurice Mugabowagahunde
Area
•  Province	3,276 km2 (1,265 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census) [1]
•  Province	2,038,511
• Density	622.3/km2 (1,612/sq mi)
•  Urban	353,729
•  Rural	1,684,782
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (CAT)
ISO 3166 code	RW-03
Other settlements	Ruhengeri
HDI (2023)	0.555 [2] medium · 5th of 5
Website	www.northernprovince.gov.rw

Religion in Northern Province (2012 Census)^{[ citation needed ]}

1. Roman Catholic (56.8%)
2. Protestant (28.3%)
3. Seventh-day Adventist (9.80%)
4. Muslim (0.80%)
5. Jehovah Witness (0.50%)
6. No Religion (2.50%)
7. Other (0.20%)
8. Not Stated (1.00%)

Northern Province (Kinyarwanda : Intara y'Amajyaruguru; French : Province du Nord; Dutch : Noordelijke 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.

Northern Province comprises most of the former provinces of Ruhengeri and Byumba, along with northern portions of Kigali Rural. It is divided into the districts of Burera, Gicumbi, Gakenke, Musanze, and Rulindo.

The capital city of Northern Province is Musanze.

The province's official languages are English, French and Kinyarwanda.

The governor, appointed by presidential decree, is currently Hon. Dancilla Nyirarugero.

The preceding governors of Northern province were Gatabazi Jean Marie Vianney, Claude Musabyimana, Bosenibamwe Aimée, Boniface Rucagu, ^[3] formerly governor of Ruhengeri Province. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of Northern Province
2. "Global Data Lab: Sub-national HDI". Institute for Management Research, Radboud University . Retrieved 23 Nov 2025.
3. Edward K. Mwesigye, Rwanda: Remembering Vital - Governor Rucagu, The New Times, 15 April 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
4. Joseph Sebarenzi, God Sleeps in Rwanda: A Journey of Transformation, Simon and Schuster, 2009. ISBN   9781416575733
5. Who are the new ministers and provincial governors?
6. Gatabazi becomes local govt minister as Hakuziyaremye moves to Central Bank

External links

• Northern Province official website