Bujumbura Rural Province Explained

Bujumbura Rural Province
Settlement Type:	Province
Subdivision Type:	Country
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Isale
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	1319.12
Population Total:	730000
Population As Of:	2020
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Note:	^[1]
Timezone1:	CAT
Utc Offset1:	+2

Bujumbura Rural Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. Former President Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here. It surrounds the former national capital Bujumbura and its provincial capital is Isale.^[2]

Location

Bujumbura Rural Province is in the east of Burundi, to the east and north of Lake Tanganyika. In the northeast it borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo.To the north it borders Bubanza Province, to east it borders Muramvya Province and Mwaro Province, and to the south it borders Bururi Province.It encloses Bujumbura Mairie Province around the northwest corner of Lake Tanganyika.In the west it is in the Imbo natural region.The center is in the Mumirwa natural region and the east in the Mugamba natural region.

Communes

Bujumbura Rural Province administers nine communes:

• Commune of Isale
• Commune of Kabezi
• Commune of Kanyosha
• Commune of Mubimbi
• Commune of Mugongomanga
• Commune of Mukike
• Commune of Mutambu
• Commune of Mutimbuzi
• Commune of Nyabiraba

Sources

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Law . Gwillim . Provinces of Burundi . Statoids . 13 July 2015.
2. Web site: Nkurunziza . Pierre . Pierre Nkurunziza . 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 . Presidential Cabinet, Republic of Burundi . 26 March 2015 . 14 July 2015.