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==Decentralization system==
{{Main|Decentralization in Rwanda}}

Rwanda is composed of 4 [[Provinces of Rwanda|provinces]] and capital city, 30 districts, 416 sectors, 2,148 cells and 14,837 villages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clgf.org.uk/default/assets/File/Country_profiles/Rwanda.pdf|title=THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN RWANDA|last=COUNTRY PROFILE 2017–18|first=Commonwealth Local Government Forum|website=www.clgf.org.uk/|access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref> The four provinces, headed by a governor include the [[Northern Province, Rwanda|Northern]], [[Southern Province, Rwanda|Southern]], [[Eastern Province, Rwanda|Eastern]] and the [[Western Province, Rwanda|Western Provinces]]. The districts, formerly known as communes, are headed by mayors, two vice mayors, and a district council. As of 2006, Kigali has 3 districts, the Northern Province has 5, the Southern Province has 8, and both the Eastern and Western Provinces have 7 districts. Sectors are responsible for implementing and developing programs which deliver services for the social welfare of the population and promote good governance. Sectors are governed by an Executive Secretary and Sector Council. The council includes representatives of cells; members representing persons with disabilities, women, and youth; members representing all primary and secondary schools; members representing health service organizations; and members representing NGOs and cooperative societies. Cells are administrative providers of public services and development. They are governed by an Executive Secretary and Cell Council, whose membership is similar to that of the Sector Council. Villages are governed by A Village Council, an executive committee, and a village head. The Village council is made up of all residents who are at least 18. The executive committee are elected members who provide services to the community, such as information and training, social welfare, and security.<ref>{{cite web |title=Administrative Structure |url=https://www.gov.rw/government/administrative-structure |website=Ministry of Local Government |publisher=Government of Rwanda |access-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327054121/https://www.gov.rw/government/administrative-structure |archive-date=27 March 2023 |location=Kigali, Rwanda |date=2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>