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 ...

is a unitary state which is sub-divided at three levels: provinces, communes, and ''collines'' (hills).

Divisions

Provinces

The largest administrative division in Burundi is the province. There are 18 provinces in Burundi, each named after its provincial capital. Each province has a Provincial Governor. The provincial organisation of Burundi has been reformed on a number of occasions. The most recent province, Rumonge, was created in 2015. The provinces are

Bubanza Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bubanza Province. It is also the seat of the Commune of Bubanza Bubanza is a Communes of Burundi, commune of Bubanza Province in north-western Burundi. The capital li ...

, Bujumbura Mairie,

Bujumbura Rural 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 R ...

, Bururi, Cankuzo,

Cibitoke Cibitoke is a city located in northwestern Burundi, near the border of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the capital of the Cibitoke Province. The city is the birthplace of Olympic judoka Odette Ntahonvukiye Odette Ntahomvukiye (born 14 Ju ...

, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza,

Kirundo Kirundo is a city located in northern Burundi. It is the capital city of Kirundo Province Kirundo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. Kirundo has three big lakes: Cohoha, Rweru, and Rwihinda. Lakes Cohoha and Rweru are loca ...

, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi,

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 ...

, Rutana and Ruyigi.

Communes

The second-largest administrative division is the ''commune'' (municipality). There are 117 ''communes'' in Burundi.

Collines

The smallest subdivision in Burundi is the ''colline'' (literally "hill") of which there are 2,638 in the country.

References

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