Cibitoke is a city located in northwestern
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 ...
, near the border of
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. It is the capital of the
Cibitoke Province
Cibitoke Province is one of the 18 provinces of Republic of Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked cou ...
.
The city is the birthplace of Olympic judoka
Odette Ntahonvukiye
Odette Ntahomvukiye (born 14 July 1994 in Cibitoke, Burundi) is a Burundian judoka. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -78 kg event. .
Cibotoke Province is governed by a community administrator. It is further divided into 6 communes:
# Buganda
# Bukinanyana
# Murwi
# Rugombo
# Mugina
# Mabayi
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Populated places in Burundi