Eastern Province

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  • Type: province of Rwanda with 3,560,000 residents
  • Description: province of Rwanda
  • Also known as: Eastern Province, Rwanda” and “Eastern Rwanda
  • Neighbors:

Eastern Province

Latitude
-1.75° or 1° 45′ south
Longitude
30.5° or 30° 30′ east
Population
3,560,000
Elevation
1,374 metres (4,508 feet)
Open location code
6GCG7G22+22
Geo­Names ID
6413337
Wiki­data ID
Q853152
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Eastern Province” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: المحافظة الشرقية، رواندا
  • Arabic: المحافظة الشرقية
  • Armenian: Արևելյան գավառ
  • Armenian: Արևելյան նահանգ
  • Basque: Ekialdeko probintzia
  • Bengali: ইস্টার্ন প্রদেশ
  • Bulgarian: Източна провинция
  • Catalan: Província de l’Est
  • Cebuano: Eastern Province
  • Chinese: Tang-pō͘ Séng
  • Chinese: 东部省
  • Chinese: 東部省
  • Czech: Est Province
  • Czech: Východní provincie
  • Danish: Eastern Province
  • Dutch: Est
  • Dutch: Oost-Rwanda
  • Dutch: Oost
  • Esperanto: Orienta Provinco
  • Estonian: Idaprovints
  • Finnish: Itä-Ruanda
  • Finnish: Itäinen provinssi
  • French: Est
  • French: Province de l’Est
  • Georgian: აღმოსავლეთი პროვინცია
  • German: Osten
  • German: Ostprovinz
  • German: Ruanda/Osten
  • German: RW-02
  • Greek: Ανατολική Ρουάντα
  • Gujarati: પૂર્વીય પ્રાંત
  • Hindi: पूर्वी प्रांत
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Timur, Rwanda
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Timur
  • Italian: provincia Orientale
  • Italian: Provincia Orientale
  • Japanese: 東部州
  • Kannada: ಪೂರ್ವ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ ರುವಾಂಡ
  • Kinyarwanda: Iburasirazuba
  • Kinyarwanda: Intara y’ Iburasirazuba
  • Kinyarwanda: Intara y’Iburasirazuba
  • Korean: 동부주
  • Latvian: Austrumu province
  • Lithuanian: Rytų provincija
  • Macedonian: Источна покраина
  • Malay: Eastern Province
  • Marathi: पूर्व प्रांत
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tang-pō͘ Séng (Rwanda)
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tang-pō͘ Séng
  • Northern Frisian: Uast Prowins
  • Northern Frisian: Uast
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Østprovinsen (Rwanda)
  • Norwegian: Østprovinsen
  • Persian: استان شرقی
  • Polish: Prefektura Wschodnia
  • Polish: Prowincja Wschodnia
  • Portuguese: Leste
  • Portuguese: Província do Este
  • Portuguese: Província do Leste
  • Portuguese: Província Oriental
  • Romanian: Provincia de Est, Rwanda
  • Romanian: Provincia de Est
  • Russian: Восточная провинция
  • Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත, රුවන්ඩාව
  • Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත
  • Slovak: Intara y’Iburasirazuba
  • Slovenian: RW-02
  • Slovenian: Vzhodna provinca
  • Spanish: Provincia del Este
  • Spanish: Provincia Este Ruanda
  • Spanish: Provincia Oriental
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Mashariki
  • Tamil: கிழக்கு மாகாணம்
  • Tatar: Көнчыгыш провинциясе
  • Telugu: తూర్పు ప్రావిన్స్
  • Telugu: తూర్పు రాష్ట్రభాగం
  • Thai: จังหัดอิสเทิร์น
  • Turkish: Doğu Eyaleti
  • Turkish: Doğu
  • Ukrainian: Східна провінція
  • Urdu: مشرقی صوبہ، روانڈا
  • Vietnamese: Tỉnh Miền Đông
  • Western Mari: Ирвел провинци
  • Wu Chinese: 东部省 (卢旺达)
  • Wu Chinese: 东部省(卢旺达)
  • Wu Chinese: 东部省
  • Yoruba: Àgbègbè Ìwọ̀-ọọ̀rùn, Rwanda
  • Zulu: Eastern Province, Ruwanda
  • Zulu: Eastern Province

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