Rwanda Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Rwanda Ministry of Local Government

Directorate General of Territorial Administration and Good Governance KG 7 Ave Kigali, Rwanda

P.O.Box: 3445 Kigali, Rwanda Telephone toll free: (+250) 788384081/5353 Email: [mailto:info@minaloc.gov.rw info@minaloc.gov.rw]

Historical Background
" Rwandans are drawn from just one cultural and linguistic group, the Banyarwanda. However, within this group there are three subgroups: the Hutu, Tutsi and Twa. The Twa are a forest-dwelling pygmy people....Christianity is the largest religion in the country; the principal language is Kinyarwanda, spoken by most Rwandans, with English and French serving as additional official languages." Germany colonized Rwanda in 1884. Belgium invaded in 1916. Independence was declared 1 July 1962.

Birth Records

 * Child's name
 * Gender
 * Date of birth
 * Date of registration
 * Place of birth
 * Place of registration
 * Type of place of birth (hospital, home, etc.)

Information about each parent:
 * Name
 * Date of birth or age
 * Marital status
 * Place of usual residence
 * Place/country of birth
 * Citizenship
 * Occupation

Marriage Records

 * Names of each spouse
 * Dates of birth or age
 * Places of usual residence
 * Occupations
 * Names of parents
 * Date of marriage
 * Date of registration
 * Place of marriage
 * Place of registration

Death Records

 * Name of deceased
 * Gender
 * Date of birth or age
 * Place of usual residence
 * Citizenship
 * Date of death
 * Date of registration
 * Place of occurrence
 * Place of registration
 * Cause of death
 * Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)

Fetal deaths are not registered.

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