Provinces of Burundi

Burundi is divided into eighteen provinces, each named after their respective capital with the exception of Bujumbura Rural. The newest province, Rumonge, was created on 26 March 2015 from five communes previously belonging to the provinces of Bujumbura Rural and Bururi.^[1]

Province Capital Area (km^2) [2] Population (2008 census)[3] Eastern Burundi Cankuzo Cankuzo 1,964.54 228,873 Gitega Gitega 1,978.96 725,223 Rutana Rutana 1,959.45 333,510 Ruyigi Ruyigi 2,338.88 400,530 Northern Burundi Karuzi Karuzi 1,457.40 436,443 Kayanza Kayanza 1,233.24 585,412 Kirundo Kirundo 1,703.34 628,256 Muyinga Muyinga 1,836.26 632,409 Ngozi Ngozi 1,473.86 660,717 Southern Burundi Bururi Bururi 1,644.68 313,102 Makamba Makamba 1,959.60 430,899 Rumonge Rumonge 1,079.72 352,026 Western Burundi Bubanza Bubanza 1,089.04 338,023 Bujumbura Mairie Bujumbura 86.52 497,166 Bujumbura Rural Isale 1,059.84 464,818 Cibitoke Cibitoke 1,635.53 460,435 Muramvya Muramvya 695.52 292,589 Mwaro Mwaro 839.60 273,143

See also

• Communes of Burundi
• Collines of Burundi
• Geography of Burundi
• List of Burundian provinces by area
• List of Burundian provinces by population
• List of Burundian provincial governors
• ISO 3166-2:BI

References

1. Nkurunziza, Pierre (26 March 2015). "LOI N^o 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.
2. "Burundi: administrative units, extended". GeoHive. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
3. Law, Gwillim. "Provinces of Burundi". Statoids. Retrieved 13 July 2015.