Official Name: | Bubanza |
Settlement Type: | City |
Image Caption: | Bubanza hospital |
Pushpin Map: | Burundi |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burundi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Burundi |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bubanza Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Commune |
Subdivision Name2: | Commune of Bubanza |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 20031 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | -3.0833°N 53°W |
Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bubanza Province. It is also the seat of the Commune of Bubanza. Notable personalities from this province include Manasse Nzobonimpa, the province's first post-war governor, Gabriel Ntisezerana, former second Vice-president of the Republic and Pascal Nyabenda, former president of the Burundi National Assembly.
The city is home to the Bubanza Diocesan Hospital, built by Swiss volunteers in the late 1970s.The hospital has a capacity of about 160 beds.