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List Of Burundian Provinces By Area
The following table presents a listing of Burundi's 18 provinces ranked in order of their surface area. References {{reflist See also *Burundi *Provinces of Burundi *Geography of Burundi *List of Burundian provinces by population The following table presents a listing of Burundi's 18 provinces ranked in order of the total population of their communes as recorded in the 2008 census, taking into account the creation of Rumonge Province from parts of Bujumbura Rural and Bur ... Provinces, area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuzi Province
Karuzi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Six mass graves with 6,032 bodies were found by Burundi's Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Karuzi Province in January and February 2020. Some of the victims were identified by clothes and rosaries. Reuters, 15 Feb 2020 Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * * * |
List Of Burundian Provinces By Population
The following table presents a listing of Burundi's 18 provinces ranked in order of the total population of their communes as recorded in the 2008 census, taking into account the creation of Rumonge Province from parts of Bujumbura Rural and Bururi in March 2015. See also *Provinces of Burundi *Geography of Burundi Burundi is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the coordinates . Physical geography Burundi occupies an area equal to in size, of which is land. The country has of land border: of which is s ... * List of Burundian provinces by area References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Burundian Provinces By Population Provinces, population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Burundi
Burundi is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the coordinates . Physical geography Burundi occupies an area equal to in size, of which is land. The country has of land border: of which is shared with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with Rwanda and with Tanzania. As a landlocked country, Burundi possesses no coastline. It straddles the crest of the Congo-Nile Divide which separates the basins of the Congo and Nile rivers. The farthest headwaters of the Nile, the Ruvyironza River, has its source in Burundi. Terrain The terrain of Burundi is hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in the east. The southern and eastern plains have been categorised by the World Wide Fund for Nature as part of the Central Zambezian miombo woodlands ecoregion. The lowest point in the country is at Lake Tanganyika, at , with the highest point being on Mount Heha, at . Natural hazards are posed in Burundi by flooding and landslides. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujumbura Mairie
Bujumbura Mairie Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It consists entirely of the city of Bujumbura, Burundi's former capital. History It was created by splitting Bujumbura Province into Bujumbura Mairie Province and Bujumbura Rural Province. Administrative subdivisions The city of Bujumbura is divided into three communes (as of 2014), which are sub-divided into 13 neighborhoods (per Ministerial Order No. 530/1279 of 22 September 2005), which are further sub-divided into quarters * Commune of Muha ** Kanyosha *** Quarters: Gisyo-Nyabaranda, Musama, Nyabugete, Kizingwe-Bihara, Nkega-Busoro, Ruziba, Kajiji ** Kinindo *** Quarters: Kibenga, Kinanira I, Kinanira II, Kinanira III, Kinindo, Zeimet-OUA ** *** Quarters: Gasekebuye-Gikoto, Gitaramuka, Kamesa, Kinanira I, Kinanira II * Commune of Mukaza ** Buyenzi *** Quarters: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII ** *** Quarters: Bwiza I, Bwiza II, Bwiza III, Bwiza IV, Kwijabe I, Kwijabe II, Kwijabe III ** *** Quarters: Kigwati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muramvya Province
Muramvya Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The capital city is Muramvya. In 2007 the province was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Culture The area is renowned for the route of enthronement of the ''Bami'' (kings), the royal capital of Mbuye, the necropolis of the queen mothers in Mpotsa, and the royal necropolis of Nkiko-Mugamba, amongst other things. World Heritage status The region's cultural and natural landscape was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on May 9, 2007 in the Mixed (Cultural & Natural) category. Communes Muramvya Province is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Bukeye * Commune of Kiganda The commune of Kiganda is a commune of Muramvya Province Muramvya Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The capital city is Muramvya. In 2007 the province was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Culture The area is ... * Commune of Mbuye * Commune of Muramv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwaro Province
Mwaro Province is one of the 19 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Mwaro. Mwaro Province one of two provinces that were created in 1999 as a result of splitting the Muramvya Province; the other province retained the name of Muramvya. Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Bisoro * Commune of Gisozi * Commune of Kayokwe * Commune of Ndava * Commune of Nyabihanga * Commune of Rusaka Mwaro Province, Provinces of Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujumbura Rural Province
Bujumbura Rural Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Former President of Burundi Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here. The province surrounds the former national capital Bujumbura. The provincial capital is Isale. Communes Bujumbura Rural Province administers nine communes: * Commune of Isale * Commune of Kabezi * Commune of Kanyosha * Commune of Mubimbi * Commune of Mugongomanga * Commune of Mukike * Commune of Mutambu * Commune of Mutimbuzi * Commune of Nyabiraba Nyabiraba is a commune of Bujumbura Rural Province in Burundi. See also * Communes of Burundi The provinces of Burundi are subdivided into 119 communes. The communes are further subdivided into collines. Burundi’s provinces and commun ... References Provinces of Burundi *Rural {{Burundi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumonge Province
Rumonge Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It was created on 26 March 2015 by combining the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge, previously part of Bururi Province, with the Bugarama and Muhuta communes previously belonging to Bujumbura Rural Province. Geography The capital is at Rumonge, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. The Rumonge Nature Reserve, a semi-deciduous forest, and Kigwena Nature Reserve, a lowland tropical forest, are located in the province. Government The province's first governor, Juvénal Bigirimana, was sworn in on 17 April 2015. In June 2015 it elected four deputies to Burundi's National Assembly, and in July it chose its first two senators, Jean-Pierre Ndayahundwa and Tharcisse Rutomo. Communes Rumonge Province administers the following communes: * Commune of Bugarama * Commune of Burambi * Commune of Buyengero * Commune of Muhuta * Commune of Rumonge Rumonge is a commune A commune is an alternative term for an int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubanza Province
Bubanza is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Communes It is divided administratively into 5 communes: * Commune of Bubanza ( Bubanza) * Commune of Gihanga ( Gihanga) * Commune of Musigati ( Musigati) * Commune of Mpanda (Mpanda Mpanda is a city in Katavi Region of Tanzania, East Africa with a postcode number 50100. It is the administrative centre of Katavi Region, Mpanda District and is itself one of the four districts of the region. Mpanda is a "frontier town" in ...) * Commune of Rugazi ( Rugazi) References Provinces of Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayanza Province
Kayanza Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Its capital city is also called Kayanza centre. Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Butaganzwa * Commune of Gahombo * Commune of Gatara * Commune of Kabarore * Commune of Kayanza * Commune of Matongo * Commune of Muhanga * Commune of Muruta * Commune of Rango The commune of Rango is a commune of Kayanza Province in northern Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlo ... References Provinces of Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngozi Province
Ngozi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The name Ngozi stands for ''blessing''. Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Busiga * Commune of Gashikanwa * Commune of Kiremba * Commune of Marangara * Commune of Mwumba The commune of Mwumba is a commune of Ngozi Province in northern Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landloc ... * Commune of Ngozi * Commune of Nyamurenza * Commune of Ruhororo * Commune of Tangara Provinces of Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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