Each district is in turn divided into sectors (Kinyarwanda: imirenge, sing.
umurenge), which are in turn divided into cells (Kinyarwanda: utugali, sing.
akagali), which are in turn divided into villages (Kinyarwanda: imidugudu, sing.
Prior to 2002, Rwanda was composed of prefectures, subprefectures (which were sometimes called "districts")[1] and 154 communes (Kinyarwanda: imijyi, sing.
[2][3] In 2002, communes were replaced by two kinds of divisions called districts and municipalities (Kinyarwanda: akarere and umujyi).