Law Governing Urban Planning and Building in Rwanda

The scope of the law includes; "towns and agglomerations with at least ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants spread over an area of at least twenty square kilometres (20 sq. km) and occupied by at least residential houses, infrastructure, administrative buildings and buildings designed for socio-economic activities; areas occupied by socio-economic and administrative infrastructure within a radius of two kilometres (2km) around such infrastructure if such areas are classified as an economic zone by competent organs; and areas classified as economically attractive by competent organs". It subdivides urban areas into cities, municipalities, and agglomerations.