Bururi Province

Last updated
Bururi Province
Province
Burundi - Bururi.svg
CountryFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Capital Bururi
Area
 • Total2,456.12 km2 (948.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2008 census)
 • Total574,013
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)

Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge were transferred to the province of Rumonge when it was created in 2015. [1]

Contents

Location

Bururi Province is in the southeast of Burundi. It looks over Lake Tanganyika to the west. It is south of Bujumbura Rural Province and Mwaro Province, west of Gitega Province and Rutana Province, and north of Makamba Province. The west coastal strip is in the Imbo natural region. Further inland it covers part of the Mumirwa natural region, Mugamba natural region and Bututsi natural region. [2]

Overview

Bururi Province was created on 26 September 1960 as part of national political and administrative reforms initiated by the Belgian colonial administration in Ruanda-Urundi. Burundi became independent in 1962 and the province was retained in the new national constitution. [3]

The provincial capital is Bururi. Bururi Province is home to the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve, [4] a remnant Afromontane tropical forest. The Ruvyironza River, which rises in Bururi Province, is the southernmost source of the Nile.

Bururi is famous for the number of military and political leaders to have been born there, including three consecutive presidents (Michel Micombero, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza and Pierre Buyoya) following the country's independence.

Communes

It is divided administratively into the following communes:

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Provinces of Burundi</span>

Burundi is divided into eighteen provinces, each named after their respective capital with the exception of Bujumbura Rural.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bubanza Province</span> Province of Burundi

Bubanza is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bujumbura Mairie Province</span> Province of Burundi

Bujumbura Mairie Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It consists entirely of the city of Bujumbura, Burundi's former capital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bujumbura Rural Province</span> Province of Burundi

Bujumbura Rural Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. Former President Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here. It surrounds the former national capital Bujumbura and its provincial capital is Isale.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cibitoke Province</span> Province of Burundi

Cibitoke Province is one of the 18 provinces of Republic of Burundi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karuzi Province</span> Province of Burundi

Karuzi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kayanza Province</span> Province of Burundi

Kayanza Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Its capital city is also called Kayanza centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Makamba Province</span> Province of Burundi

Makamba Province is the southernmost province of Burundi. The province has a population of 430,899 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, Mabanda and Vugizo. This causes a big problem, because there is not enough land for everybody. It is the most fertile province of Burundi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muramvya Province</span> Province of Burundi

Muramvya Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The capital city is Muramvya. In 2007 the province was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muyinga Province</span> Province of Burundi

Muyinga Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mwaro Province</span> Province of Burundi

Mwaro Province is one of the 19 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Mwaro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ngozi Province</span> Province of Burundi

Ngozi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruyigi Province</span> Province of Burundi

Ruyigi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gitega Province</span> Province of Burundi

Gitega is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Gitega, which is also the national capital. It has a population of 725,223 as of 2008 and an area of 1,979 square kilometres (764 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rutana Province</span> Province of Burundi

Rutana Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Communes of Burundi</span>

The provinces of Burundi are subdivided into 119 communes. The communes are further subdivided into collines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Subdivisions of Burundi</span> Territorial subdivisions of Burundi

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rumonge Province</span> Province of Burundi

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 Bugarama and Muhuta communes previously belonging to Bujumbura Rural Province.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natural regions of Burundi</span>

The Natural regions of Burundi are geographical subdivisions of Burundi that date to colonial times. They can be broadly grouped into the Plain zone in the west beside Lake Tanganyika and the East African Rift valley, the Zaire-Nile ridge, the Central Plateaus and the Depressions to the north, east and south of the plateaus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mugamba natural region</span> Natural region in Burundi

The Mugamba natural region is a natural region of Burundi. It extends along the ridge that divides the Congo watershed from the Nile watershed, and contains the highest peaks in the country.

References

  1. ↑ Nkurunziza, Pierre (26 March 2015). "LOI No 1/10 DU 26 MARS 2015 PORTANT CREATION DE LA PROVINCE DU RUMONGE ET DELIMITATION DES PROVINCES DE BUJUMBURA, BURURI ET RUMONGE" (PDF). Presidential Cabinet, Republic of Burundi. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar, p. 12.
  3. ↑ Weinstein, Warren (1976). Historical Dictionary of Burundi. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. p. 241. ISBN   978-0-8108-0962-8.
  4. ↑ "Visit Bururi Forest Nature Reserve In Burundi". Kubwa Five Safaris. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

Sources

3°53′49″S29°34′40″E / 3.89694°S 29.57778°E / -3.89694; 29.57778



This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.