Karuzi Province

Karuzi Province
Province
Country	Burundi
Capital	Karuzi
Area
• Total	1,457.40 km2 (562.71 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	436,443
• Density	299.467/km2 (775.616/sq mi)

Karuzi Province was one of the provinces of Burundi. In 2025, it was merged into Gitega Province. ^[1]

Location

Karuzi Province was in the north-center of Burundi. Gitega Province and Ruyigi Province were to the south, Cankuzo Province to the east, and Muyinga Province and Ngozi Province to the north. A small part of the northwest was in the Buyenzi natural region, and a small part of the west was in the Kirimiro natural region. The northeast of the province was in the Bweru natural region and the southeast was in the Buyogoma natural region. ^[2]

Communes

It was divided administratively into the following communes:

• Commune of Bugenyuzi
• Commune of Buhiga
• Commune of Gihogazi
• Commune of Gitaramuka
• Commune of Mutumba
• Commune of Nyabikere
• Commune of Shombo

Events

Six mass graves with 6,032 bodies were found by Burundi's Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Karuzi Province in January and February 2020. Some of the victims were identified by clothes and rosaries. ^[3]

References

1. Manirakiza, Patrick (2025-07-06). "Burundi's new Governors sworn in following major provincial reforms". Burundi Times. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
2. Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar, p. 12.
3. Over 6,000 bodies found in Burundi's mass graves Reuters, 15 Feb 2020

Sources

• Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar: Localisation et Resources (PDF) (in French), Ministry of Water, Environment and Urbanism, October 2014, retrieved 2024-06-22

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