Rwanda Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

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Directorate General of Territorial Administration and Good Governance

Information Recorded in the Records

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.