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Huye District
District in Rwanda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Huye is one of the eight districts (Akarere) that make up Rwanda's Southern Province. It has a total surface area of 581.6 square Kilometers. It has thirteen sectors and 77 cells with a total of 508 umudugudus (villages) in total.[2] The district has a population of 381,900, with an average of 660 inhabitants per square kilometer.[citation needed] The largest city in the province is Butare.
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Huye District | |
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![]() The Ethnographic Museum in Butare | |
![]() Shown within Southern Province and Rwanda | |
Country | Rwanda |
Prefecture | Southern |
Capital | Butare |
Area | |
• District | 581.6 km2 (224.6 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• District | 381,900 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 79,744 |
• Rural | 302,156 |
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