Provinces of Burundi
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Burundi
Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

 is divided into seventeen province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

s, each named after their respective capital.
  • Bubanza
    Bubanza Province
    -Communes:It is divided administratively into 5 communes:* Commune of Bubanza * Commune of Gihanga * Commune of Musigati * Commune of Mpanda * Commune of Rugazi...

  • Bujumbura Mairie
  • Bujumbura Rural
    Bujumbura Rural Province
    Bujumbura Rural is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Former President of Burundi Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here.Bujumbura Rural Province is made up of the following communes: Mugongo-Manga, Isale, Mutimbuzi, Kanyosha, Kabezi, Muhuta, Nyabiraba, Mukike, and Mubimbi.The province surrounds the...

  • Bururi
    Bururi Province
    Bururi is one of the seventeen provinces of Burundi. It is also the largest. It includes the city of Bururi, the provincial capital, and the city of Rumonge which sits on the shores of Lake Tanganyika...

  • Cankuzo
    Cankuzo Province
    Cankuzo is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Located in the eastern part of the country, the province covers an area of 1,965 km². The provincial capital is Cankuzo.-Communes:...

  • Cibitoke
    Cibitoke Province
    Cibitoke is one of the 17 provinces of Republic of Burundi....

  • Gitega
    Gitega Province
    Gitega is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Gitega. It has a population of about 675,000 and an area of 1,979 km²....

  • Karuzi
    Karuzi Province
    Karuzi is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi....

  • Kayanza
    Kayanza Province
    Kayanza is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Its capital city is also called Kayanza....

  • Kirundo
    Kirundo Province
    Kirundo is one of the seventeen provinces of Burundi with seven communes . 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...

  • Makamba
    Makamba Province
    Makamba is the southernmost province of Burundi. The province has a population of 357,492 and covers an area of 1,960 km². The provincial capital is Makamba.makamba has six communes. Many refugees have returned from Tanzania to this province, especially to the communes of Kayogoro, Nyanza lac,...

  • Muramvya
    Muramvya Province
    Muramvya is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. The capital is Muramvya.It is also known as "Iwabo W'Imana". It has a unique cultural landscape .- Culture :...

  • Muyinga
    Muyinga Province
    Muyinga is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi....

  • Mwaro
    Mwaro Province
    Mwaro is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Mwaro.Mwaro one of two provinces that were created in 2002 as a result of splitting the Muramvya province; the other province retained the name of Muramvya....

  • Ngozi
    Ngozi Province
    Ngozi is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi.The name Ngozi stands for blessing....

  • Rutana
    Rutana Province
    Rutana is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi.The communes of Rutana are:* Bukemba* Giharo* Gitanga* Mpinga-Kavoye* Musongati* Rutana...

  • Ruyigi
    Ruyigi Province
    Ruyigi is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi....


  • See also

    • Communes of Burundi
      Communes of Burundi
      ||The provinces of Burundi are subdivided into 117 communes. The communes are further subdivided into collines. The communes are listed below, by province:- Bubanza :* Commune of Bubanza* Commune of Gihanga* Commune of Musigati* Commune of Mpanda...

    • Collines of Burundi
      Collines of Burundi
      The Communes of Burundi are divided into 2,639 collines. Colline means "hill" in French, one of the two official languages of the country. The collines are listed below, by commune:-Bisoro:* Buburu* Buhabwa* Gitaramuka* Kanka* Kariba* Kiganda* Kirika...

    • Geography of Burundi
      Geography of Burundi
      Burundi is located in central Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the co-ordinates .-Physical geography:Burundi occupies an area equal to 27,830 square kilometres in size, of which 25,650 km² is land...

    • List of Burundian provinces by area
    • List of Burundian provinces by population
    • List of Burundian provincial governors
    • Ranked list of Burundian provinces
      Ranked list of Burundian provinces
      -By area:-By population:...

    • ISO 3166-2:BI
      ISO 3166-2:BI
      ISO 3166-2:BI is the entry for Burundi in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Burundi, ISO 3166-2 codes are...

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