Ruhehe | |
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Town | |
  Ruhehe Ruhehe in Burundi | |
| Coordinates: 2°31′53″S30°04′14″E / 2.5314°S 30.0706°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Province | Kirundo Province |
| Commune | Bugabira Commune |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Ruhehe is a large village and colline of the Commune of Bugabira, in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.
Ruhehe is roughly in the center of Bugabira Commune in the road leading north from Bugabira in Kirundo Commune to Kiyonza in the north of Bugabira Commune. It is northeast of Lake Gacamirindi. [1]
By 2010 a severe drought in northern Burundi had lasted for three years. On the Ruhehe colline there was a market called the "Cabaret d'eau" that sold water at $2 for 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal), five times the normal price. The water was carried to the market on bicycles. Those who could not afford it had to make do with unsanitary lake water, often not boiled because of the high price of firewood. [2]
There is a health center in Ruhehe. Solar panels, with storage and an AC convertor, supply power for lights, medical equipment and refrigeration. [3]
A March 2021 report on the environmental and social impact of a project to develop schools in Ruhehe and other locations noted that a rainwater collection system would be needed at the Ruhehe school because it is unusual to have a public drinking water supply in the region, and even if available the network would not supply water. [4] The site of the school is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the capital of Bugabira commune, and is owned by the commune. It would include six classrooms, an administrative block, two blocks of drainable latrines and rainwater sanitation works. [5]
In April 2021 the Imbonerakure, youth branch of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), came together to repair the road leading from Bugabira to Ruhehe under the Community Development Work (TDC) program. [6]
Kirundo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, in north of the country bordering Rwanda. The economy is mostly based on agriculture, with a dispersed population and few sizable communities. Before 1970 large parts of the province were forested. Migrants from the south then cleared much of the vegetation to create agricultural land, and Kirundo became the breadbasket of Burundi. The civil war from 1993 to 2005 caused agricultural output to drop by more than half. Since then, lack of farm inputs, poor infrastructure and shortages of water have caused widespread poverty.
The commune of Bugabira is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi. The capital is Bugabira. There are health centers at Muyange and Ruhehe.
Busoni is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi. The seat lies at Busoni.
The Commune of Bwambarangwe is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.
The commune of Ntega is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.
Alain Tribert Mutabazi is a Burundian politician who was the governor of northern Province of Kirundo and later was appointed Minister of Defense.
Kabanga is a village and a colline in the Commune of Busoni, Kirundo Province, Burundi.
Lake Gitamo, or Lake Nagitamo is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.
Lake Gacamirindi, or Lake Gacamirinda, is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.
Mugendo is a village in the Commune of Ntega, Kirundo Province in the north of Burundi.
Nyavyamo Marsh is a marsh in the west of Kirundo Province, Burundi. Although parts are protected, it is mainly used for rice production.
Melchior Nankwahomba was a politician who was appointed governor of Kirundo Province in 2015.
Bugabira is a village of the Commune of Kirundo, in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.
Rutare is a village of the Commune of Kirundo, in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.
Mutwenzi is a village of the Commune of Kirundo, in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.
Gasenyi is a village in the Commune of Busoni, Kirundo Province in northern Burundi, the center of the Gasenyi colline and the Gasenyi zone.
Muyange is a village in Bugabira Commune, Kirundo Province, Burundi.
Mukenke is a town and colline in Bwambarangwe Commune, Kirundo Province, Burundi.
Buhoro is a large village in Bwambarangwe Commune, Kirundo Province, Burundi.
The Mukenke Hospital is a hospital in Kirundo Province, Burundi.
