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'''[[Rwizikuru]]''' has a two-tier division of administrative divisions: [[#Provinces|provinces]] being the {{wp|first-level administrative divisions}}, and [[#Local government areas|local government areas]] being the {{wp|second-level administrative divisions}}.

==Provinces==
Rwizikuru is officially divided into six '''provinces''' ({{wp|Shona language|Rwizi}}: ''mapurovhinzi'', sing. ''purovhinzi'') and one '''district''' (Rwizi: ''dunhu''), since the promulgation of the [[Constitution of Rwizikuru, 2020|2020 Rwizikuran constitution]]. The provinces are run by a governor (Rwizi: ''mubati'') who is appointed by the [[Monarchy of Rwizikuru|reigning monarch]] and serves at {{wp|His Majesty's pleasure}}. The newest district is [[Gutaguru]], established in 1978.

Both provinces and districts have very limited powers, with the Rwizikuran constitution that the provinces will only receive powers delegated to the provinces by law. Despite this, the provinces have legislatures and are headed by provincial governors.

===Current provinces===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Map !! Province !! Capital !! Population (2011) !! Established
|-
| rowspan=7| {{Rwizikuru labelled map}} || [[Gutaguru]] || [[Guta raMambo]] || 294,667 || 1978
|-
| [[Manathea]] || [[Rutendo]] || 17,303,477 || 1884
|-
| [[Midlands Province (Rwizikuru)|Midlands]] || [[Munzwa]] || 5,804,843 || 1890
|-
| [[North Balisaland]] || [[Mohubedu]] || 2,054,260 || 1938
|-
| [[Northern Territory (Rwizikuru)|Northern Territory]] || [[Zambuko]] || 2,373,235 || 1884<ref>Granted equal status with the other provinces in 1946</ref>
|-
| [[Randaland]] || [[Ichambu]] || 3,950,239 || 1907
|-
| [[South Balisaland]] || [[Chekumabvazuva]] || 7,122,671 || 1938
|}

===Former provinces===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Map !! Province !! Capital !! Established !! Disestablished !! Notes
|-
| TBD || [[Balisaland Province|Balisaland]] || [[Chekumabvazuva]] || 1884 || 1938 || Divided into [[North Balisaland]] and [[South Balisaland]]
|-
| [[File:Mumbengegwi.png|100px]] || {{nowrap|[[Western Territory (Rwizikuru)|Western Territory]]}} || [[Ichambu]] || 1890 || 1907 || Renamed to [[Randaland]] and given full provincial powers
|-
| TBD || [[Yekumavirira]] || [[Port Vaugeois]] || 1946 || 1970 || Lost to [[Mabifia]] following the conclusion of the [[Mabifian-Rwizikuran War]] in 1969, areas under Rwizikuran control annexed into Manathea: formal claim abandoned in TBD
|-
| TBD || [[East Riziland]] || [[Mambiza|Sainte-Germaine]] || 1946 || 1969 || Became the independent state of [[Garambura]] following the [[Garamburan War of Independence]], formal claim abandoned in 1979
|}

==Local government areas==
[[File:Rwizikuran_LGA_map.png|250px|thumb|right|Map of the local government areas of Rwizikuru]]
Below the provinces are '''local government areas''', commonly shortened to '''LGAs''' ({{wp|Shona language|Rwizi}}: ''nzvimbo dzehurumende dzenzvimbo'', ''NDD''). The local government areas were first established in 1911 under colonial rule to help govern the colony more efficiently. Today, the powers of the local government areas in Rwizikuru are equivalent to those of {{wp|cities}} or {{wp|counties}} in other parts of the world.

As of 2023, there are 280 local government areas in Rwizikuru, with a median population of 138,941 as of the 2021 census.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Province !! LGAs !! Median population (2021)
|-
| [[Gutaguru]] || 1 || 294,667
|-
| [[Manathea]] || 116 || 149,168
|-
| [[Midlands Province (Rwizikuru)|Midlands]] || 25 || 232,194
|-
| [[Northern Territory (Rwizikuru)|Northern Territory]] || 15 || 158,216
|-
| [[North Balisaland]] || 28 || 73,367
|-
| [[Randaland]] || 39 || 101,288
|-
| [[South Balisaland]] || 56 || 127,191
|}

==Notes==
[[Category:Administrative divisions of Rwizikuru]]