ISO 3166-2:RW is the entry for Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

 in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166

ISO 3166

ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation...

 standard

Standardization

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 published by the International Organization for Standardization

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 (ISO), which defines code

Code

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

s or states) of all countries

Country

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 coded in ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names...

.

Currently for Rwanda, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 town council and 4 provinces

Provinces of Rwanda

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. The town council Kigali

Kigali

Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of...

 is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the provinces.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is RW, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Rwanda. The second part is two digits:

• 01: town council
• 02–05: provinces

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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Code	Subdivision name	Subdivision category
RW-01	Ville de Kigali	town council
RW-02	Est	province
RW-03	Nord	province
RW-04	Ouest	province
RW-05	Sud	province

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter	Date issued	Description of change in newsletter	Code/Subdivision change
		Modification of the administrative structure	Subdivision layout: 12 prefectures (see below) → 1 town council, 4 provinces

Codes before Newsletter I-8

Code	Subdivision name
RW-C	Butare Butare Province Butare was a province of Rwanda prior to its dissolution in January 2006. Butare city is the second largest city in Rwanda and one of the nation's former twelve provinces. It is located in south-central region of the country and borders Burundi to the south...
RW-I	Byumba Byumba Province Byumba Province was one of the 12 former provinces of Rwanda and was situated in the north of the country, sharing a border with Uganda. It had an area of some and its population was estimated at 782,427 prior to its dissolution in January 2006.-External links:*...
RW-E	Cyangugu Cyangugu Province Cyangugu Province is one of the 12 former provinces of Rwanda. It is now part of the Western Province....
RW-D	Gikongoro Gikongoro Province Gikongoro Province was one of the former twelve provinces of Rwanda and is situated in the southwest of the country. The former province had an area of some 2,146 square kilometers and its population was estimated at 467,300 prior to its dissolution in January 2006.- External links :*...
RW-G	Gisenyi Gisenyi Province Gisenyi Province is one of the 12 former provinces of Rwanda. It is now part of the Western Province....
RW-B	Gitarama Gitarama Province Gitarama was one of the former twelve provinces of Rwanda and was situated in the centre of the country, to the west of the capital Kigali....
RW-J	Kibungo Kibungo Province Kibungo was a south-eastern province of Rwanda known for its production of bananas. In 2006, it became part of the new Eastern Province.Kibungo Municipality is also a municipality within the province.Districts and municipalities:# District of Rusumo...
RW-F	Kibuye Kibuye Province The Province of Kibuye was, between 2002 and 2006, one of the 12 provinces of Rwanda . Kibuye was the "capital" ....
RW-K	Kigali-Rural
RW-L	Kigali-Ville
RW-M	Mutara
RW-H	Ruhengeri Ruhengeri Province Ruhengeri Province was one of the twelve provinces of Rwanda until the end of 2005, when boundaries were redrawn to create five multiethnic provinces. The province was in the north of the country, bordered to the north by Uganda and to the northwest by the Democratic Republic of Congo...

See also

• Subdivisions of Rwanda
  Subdivisions of Rwanda
  Rwanda is divided into five provinces and subdivided into thirty districts . The provinces are:* Northern Province* Eastern Province* Southern Province* Western Province* Kigali Province...
  
  
• FIPS region codes of Rwanda

External links

• Provinces of Rwanda, Statoids.com