Mwaro Province | |
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| Country |  Burundi |
| Capital | Mwaro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 839.60 km2 (324.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2008 census) | |
| • Total | 273,143 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Mwaro Province is one of the 19 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Mwaro.
Mwaro Province one of two provinces that were created in 1999 as a result of splitting the Muramvya Province; the other province retained the name of Muramvya.
Mwaro Province is in the center of western Burundi. It is south of Muramvya Province, east of Gitega Province, north of Bururi Province and east of Bujumbura Rural Province. The western part of the province is in the Mugamba natural region and the eastern part in the Kirimiro natural region. Small areas in the south are in the Bututsi natural region. [1]
It is divided administratively into the following communes:
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burundi:
These are some of the articles related to Burundi on the English Wikipedia:
The commune of Rusaka is a commune of Mwaro Province in central Burundi. The capital lies at Mwaro (Rusaka).In recent years forest development in this agricultural commune has resulted in arid soils in some parts. In June 2003, FDD combatants killed three civilians and burned local government buildings and a cooperative in the commune.
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 Congo-Nile ridge, the Central Plateaus and the Depressions to the north, east and south of the plateaus.
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.
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