An umurenge (sing.), is a geographical subdivision of a Hill. It is not, however, a well-defined area; it corresponds rather to what the French call a lieu-dit, i.e., a place with no boundaries but having a specific name. The imirenge also correspond to what had been before 1929 ibikingi or small fiefs. In size, the imirenge stand between the Hill as a whole and the neighborhoods. They do not have as important a function as either the Hill or the neighborhoods. Imirenge councils were instituted after the ibikingi were abolished in 1929. These councils settle affairs between inhabitants of the imirenge that are of such a nature that they cannot be handled by lineage or nuclear feudal cluster, e.g., petty thievery, personal insults. After July 1960, however, they were forbidden, as were all meetings not under the direct supervision of the burgomaster.

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