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Rutana Province
Rutana Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. It contains the Kagera waterfalls, and the Nyakazu Fault. History Rutana Province was originally created on 26 September 1960 as part of national political and administrative reforms initiated by the Belgian colonial administration in Ruanda-Urundi. In 1962 Burundi became independent. The new constitution reduced the number of provinces and Rutana was merged into Bururi Province and Ruyigi Province Ruyigi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Butaganzwa * Commune of Butezi * Commune of Bweru * Commune of Gisuru The commune of Gisuru is a commun .... Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Bukemba * Commune of Giharo * Commune of Gitanga * Commune of Mpinga-Kayove * Commune of Musongati * Commune of Rutana References Works cited * Provinces of Burundi ...
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Provinces Of Burundi
Burundi is divided into eighteen provinces, each named after their respective capital with the exception of Bujumbura Rural. Burundi’s provinces and communes were created on Christmas Day in 1959 by a Belgian colonial decree. They replaced the pre-existing system of chieftains. In 2000, the province encompassing Bujumbura was separated into two provinces, Bujumbura Rural and Bujumbura Mairie.Eggers, p. xlix. The newest province, Rumonge, was created on 26 March 2015 from portions of Bujumbura Rural and Bururi. In July 2022, the government of Burundi announced a complete overhaul of the country’s territorial subdivisions. The proposed change would reduce the amounts of provinces from 18 to 5, and reduce the amount of communes from 119 to 42. The change needs the approval of the National Assembly and the Senate to take effect. See also *Communes of Burundi *Collines of Burundi *Geography of Burundi Burundi is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democ ...
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Rutana
Rutana is a town in southern Burundi. It lies west of Mount Kikizi, one of the highest mountains in the nation. The Kagera Falls lie near the town. It is the capital of Rutana Province, one of the 18 provinces of Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the .... References Populated places in Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and East Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura, the latter being the country's largest city. The Great Lakes Twa, Twa, Hutu and Tutsi peoples have lived in Burundi for at least 500 years. For more than 200 of those years, Burundi was an independent Kingdom of Burundi, kingdom, until the beginning of the 20th century, when it became a German colony. After the First World War and German Revolution of 1918–19, Germany's defeat, the League of Nations "mandated" the territory to Belgium. After the Secon ...
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Kagera Waterfalls
The Chutes de la Kagera (Kagera Falls or Chutes de la Karera) are a spectacular series of waterfalls in southeastern Burundi. They are located to the south of Rutana. The falls occupy over 142 hectares, being made up of six branches divided on three landings. Description On a first level, is a main fall subdivided into two parallel branches of a length estimated at 80 m about which pours on a basin. This fall consists of several waterfalls of different sizes intersected with two platforms. Another smaller waterfall is located roughly 50 m to the west of this main fall. Waters of these two falls converge on a second landing to form the third waterfall which pours on the valley. World Heritage Status The site, along with the Nyakazu Fault, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). W ...
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Ruanda-Urundi
Ruanda-Urundi (), later Rwanda-Burundi, was a colonial territory, once part of German East Africa, which was occupied by troops from the Belgian Congo during the East African campaign in World War I and was administered by Belgium under military occupation from 1916 to 1922. It was subsequently awarded to Belgium as a Class-B Mandate under the League of Nations in 1922 and became a Trust Territory of the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II and the dissolution of the League. In 1962 Ruanda-Urundi became the two independent states of Rwanda and Burundi. History Ruanda and Urundi were two separate kingdoms in the Great Lakes region before the Scramble for Africa. In 1897, the German Empire established a presence in Rwanda with the formation of an alliance with the king, beginning the colonial era. They were administered as two districts of German East Africa. The two monarchies were retained as part of the German policy of indirect rule, with the Ruandan king (''mwami ...
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Constitution Of The Kingdom Of Burundi
; rn, Ishimikiro ry'Ingoma y'i Burundi) , jurisdiction = Kingdom of Burundi , image = Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Burundi.svg , image_size = 75 , caption = Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Burundi , date_effective = 16 October 1962 , date_repealed = 8 July 1966 , system = Constitutional monarchy , chambers = Bicameral , executive = Mwami , courts = , citation = , commissioned = , writer = , signers = Mwambutsa IV, André Muhirwa, Claver Nuwinkware The Definitive Constitution of the Kingdom of Burundi (french: Constitution Définitive du Royaume du Burundi; rn, Ishimikiro ry'Ingoma y'i Burundi), sometimes called the "independence constitution", was the constitution of the independent Kingdom of Burundi from its promulgation in 1962 until its suspension in 1966. Background From 1919 to 1962 Burundi was g ...
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Bururi Province
Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge were transferred to the province of Rumonge when it was created in 2015. Overview Bururi Province was created on 26 September 1960 as part of national political and administrative reforms initiated by the Belgian colonial administration in Ruanda-Urundi. Burundi became independent in 1962 and the province was retained in the new national constitution. The provincial capital is Bururi. Bururi Province is home to the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve, a remnant Afromontane tropical forest. The Ruvyironza River, which rises in Bururi Province, is the southernmost source of the Nile. Bururi is famous for the number of military and political leaders to have been born there, including three consecutive presidents (Michel Micombero, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza and Pierre Buyoya) following the country's independence. Communes It is divide ...
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Ruyigi Province
Ruyigi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Butaganzwa * Commune of Butezi * Commune of Bweru * Commune of Gisuru The commune of Gisuru is a commune of Ruyigi Province in eastern Burundi. The capital lies at Gisuru Gisuru is a city in eastern Burundi. It is located close to the border with Tanzania, to the northeast of Kinyinya Kinyinya is a city in eas ... * Commune of Kinyinya * Commune of Nyabitsinda * Commune of Ruyigi Provinces of Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Commune Of Bukemba
The commune of Bukemba is a commune of Rutana Province in southeastern Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the .... The capital lies at Bukemba. Places in the commune * Gihofi References Communes of Burundi Rutana Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Commune Of Giharo
The commune of Giharo is a commune of Rutana Province in southeastern Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the .... The capital lies at Giharo. References Communes of Burundi Rutana Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Commune Of Gitanga
The commune of Gitanga is a commune of Rutana Province in southeastern Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the .... The capital lies at Gitanga. References Gitanga Rutana Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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