Makamba Province is the southernmost

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. The province has a population of 430,899 (2008 census) and covers an area of 1,960 km. The provincial capital is Makamba. Makamba has six communes, many

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have returned from

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to this province, especially to the communes of Kayogoro,

Nyanza lac Nyanza Lac is a city in southern Burundi, in Makamba Province. The city is located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, to the south of Mutambara and close to the border with Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzan ...

, Mabanda and Vugizo. This causes a big problem, because there is not enough land for everybody. It is the most fertile province of Burundi.

Communes

It is divided administratively into the following communes: *

Commune of Kayogoro The commune of Kayogoro is a commune of Makamba Province in southern Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a la ...

Commune of Kibago The commune of Kibago is a commune of Makamba Province in southern Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlo ...

Commune of Mabanda The commune of Mabanda is a commune of Makamba Province in southern Burundi. The capital lies at Mabanda Mabanda means Pathfinder (the way finder). Mabanda is also named after human beings for example, Mabanda Shita Mayankwa from Zambia.And Mab ...

Commune of Makamba The commune of Makamba is a commune of Makamba Province in southern Burundi. The capital lies at Makamba. In 2007, DGHER Direction Generale de L'Hydraulique et del'Electrification Rurales (DGHER) is a hydraulic and electricity scheme in Burundi ...

Commune of Nyanza-Lac The commune of Nyanza-Lac is a commune of Makamba Province in southern Burundi. The capital lies at Nyanza-Lac Nyanza Lac is a city in southern Burundi, in Makamba Province. The city is located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, to the south of ...

Commune of Vugizo The commune of Vugizo is a commune of Makamba Province in southern Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlo ...

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