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How to Find the Records

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: info@minaloc.gov.rw

Historical Background

Rwanda has three major groups: the Hutu, Tutsi and Twa. The largest religion is Christianity. Germany colonized Rwanda in 1884. Belgium invaded in 1916. Rwanda became independent 1 July 1962.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance

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^[2]

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^[2]

Death Records

Name of deceased
Gender
Date of birth or age
Place of usual residence
Citizenship
Date of death
Date of registration
Place of death
Place of registration
Cause of death
Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)^[2]

Additional information that may be on the death record:

Names, occupations and domicile of the deceased's father and mother
Name of spouse if the deceased was married, widowed or divorce^[3]

Death information should be add to the birth certificate of the deceased person.^[3]

Fetal deaths are not registered.^[2]

References

↑ Wikipedia contributors, Rwanda, (accessed 13 September 2021).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Rwanda, accessed 13 September 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), UN Refugee Agency Refworld, Rwanda, (accessed 23 September 2021).

[1] Wikipedia contributors, Rwanda, (accessed 13 September 2021).

[Unicef_Rwanda-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Rwanda, accessed 13 September 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

[Refworld_Rwanda-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), UN Refugee Agency Refworld, Rwanda, (accessed 23 September 2021).

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