Rumonge Province

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Rumonge
Province
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The town of Rumonge
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Map of the former province of Rumonge in Burundi
CountryFlag of Burundi.svg Burundi
Established2015
Disestablished2025
Capital Rumonge
Area
 • Total
1,079.72 km2 (416.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2008 census)
 • Total
352,026
 • Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Rumonge was one of the provinces of Burundi. [2] 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. [3] In 2025, it was divided between the new provinces of Burunga and Bujumbura. [4] The communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge became part of Burunga, while the communes of Bugarama and Muhuta became part of the province of Bujumbura. [5]

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Geography

The capital was at Rumonge, [3] on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. The Rumonge Nature Reserve, a semi-deciduous forest, and Kigwena Nature Reserve, a lowland tropical forest, were located in the province.

Government

The province's first governor, Juvénal Bigirimana, was sworn in on 17 April 2015. [6] In June 2015 it elected four deputies to Burundi's National Assembly, [7] and in July it chose its first two senators, Jean-Pierre Ndayahundwa and Tharcisse Rutomo. [8]

Bigirimana was succeeded as the provincial governor by Consolateur Nitunga in 2020, [9] and Léonard Niyonsaba in 2023. [10]

Communes

Rumonge Province administered the following communes: [3]

References

  1. ↑ Law, Gwillim. "Provinces of Burundi". Statoids. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rumonge désormais la 18ème province de la République du Burundi" (in French). National Assembly of Burundi . Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ Manirakiza, Patrick (2025-07-06). "Burundi's new Governors sworn in following major provincial reforms". Burundi Times. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Projet de loi organique portant délimitation des provinces, des communes, des zones, des collines/quartiers de la République du Burundi" (PDF). Senate of Burundi . Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Gahimbare, Grâce-Divine (20 April 2015). "PROVINCE RUMONGE: Investiture du gouverneur" [RUMONGE PROVINCE: Inauguration of the governor]. Publications De Presse Burundaise (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Résultats provisoires de l'election des deputes au niveau national" (PDF). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Liste des Sénateurs Législature 2015-2020". Senat du Burundi. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "BURUNDI : NITUNGA Consolateur, nouveau gouverneur de la province RUMONGE" (in French). Burundi AgNews. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Un nouveau gouverneur pour la province de Rumonge" (in French). Office of the President of Burundi. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

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