Kirundo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...
. Kirundo has three big lakes:
Cohoha,
Rweru, and Rwihinda. Lakes Cohoha and Rweru are located in commune Busone, and Lake Rwihinda is in commune Kirundo.
Kirundo is the capital city of province Kirundo.
Before the climate change, Kirundo was the richest province because of its productive land. Now Kirundo is no longer productive. The climate change devastate the province forever. In fifteen years those three lakes are almost half evaporated.
It is the northernmost province and it shares an international border with
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
.
Communes
It is divided administratively into the following communes:
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Commune of Bugabira
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Commune of Busoni
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Commune of Bwambarangwe
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Commune of Gitobe
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Commune of Kirundo
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Commune of Ntega
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Commune of Vumbi
Provinces of Burundi
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