Bururi Province is one of the eighteen

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 ...

. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and

Rumonge Rumonge is the capital of 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 ...

were transferred to the province of

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 is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of 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 Rumong ...

. Bururi Province is home to the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve, a remnant Afromontane tropical forest. The

Ruvyironza River The Ruvyironza (or Luvironza) River is a river in Africa that is considered by some to be the most remote source of the Nile, the world's longest river. It rises on Mount Kikizi in Burundi, and flows over the Rurubu River into the Kagera River i ...

, which rises in Bururi Province, is the southernmost source of the

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered ...

. Bururi is famous for the number of military and political leaders to have been born there, including three consecutive presidents (

Michel Micombero Michel Micombero (26 August 194016 July 1983) was a Burundian politician and army officer who ruled the country as ''de facto'' military dictator for the decade between 1966 and 1976. He was the last Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Burundi fro ...

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (29 August 19464 May 2016) was a Burundian army officer and politician who ruled Burundi as president and ''de facto'' military dictator from November 1976 to September 1987. Born into the Tutsi ethnic group in 1946, Bagaza ...

and

Pierre Buyoya Pierre Buyoya (24 November 1949 – 17 December 2020) was a Burundian army officer and politician who served two terms as President of Burundi in 1987 to 1993 and 1996 to 2003. He was the second-longest serving president in Burundian history. An ...

) following the country's independence.

Communes

It is divided administratively into the following communes: *

Commune of Bururi The commune of Bururi is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi. The capital lies at Bururi. In 2007, DGHER electrified one rural village in the commune. Geography Settlements *Bururi * Buta * Gahama * Gasanda * Gatanga * Gikoko ...

Commune of Matana The commune of Matana is a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a mun ...

Commune of Mugamba The commune of Mugamba is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a l ...

Commune of Rutovu The commune of Rutovu is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a la ...

Commune of Songa The commune of Songa is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a lan ...

Commune of Vyanda The commune of Vyanda is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a la ...

References

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