umurenge

How to say it

Meaning

a sector, the administrative unit made up of several villages, traditionally a hill settled with many homes.

Good to know

in today's Rwanda, umurenge is the formal administrative sector (above akagari, below akarere); the older sense was simply a settled hill.

Examples

• Umurenge wacu ufite imidugudu itandatu.Our sector has six villages.
• Twagiye ku biro by'umurenge gusaba icyangombwa.We went to the sector office to request a document.
• Ese umurenge wanyu witwa iki?What is your sector called?

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