Ruyigi Province

Ruyigi Province Mkoa wa Ruyigi
Province
Country	Burundi
Capital	Ruyigi
Area
• Total	2,338.88 km2 (903.05 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	400,530
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)

Ruyigi Province was one of the provinces of Burundi. In 2025, it was merged into the new province of Buhumuza. ^[1]

Location

Ruyigi Province was in the center of eastern Burundi, bordering Tanzania to the east. It was north of Rutana Province, east of Gitega Province, southeast of Karuzi Province and south of Cankuzo Province. The western part of Ruyigi Province is in the Buyogoma natural region and the eastern part in the Kumoso natural region. ^[2]

Communes

It was divided administratively into the following communes:

• Commune of Butaganzwa
• Commune of Butezi
• Commune of Bweru
• Commune of Gisuru
• Commune of Kinyinya
• Commune of Nyabitsinda
• Commune of Ruyigi

References

1. Manirakiza, Patrick (2025-07-06). "Burundi's new Governors sworn in following major provincial reforms - Burundi Times". Burundi Times. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
2. Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar, p. 12.

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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