Commune of Cendajuru

Commune of Cendajuru
Commune
Commune of Cendajuru is located in Burundi
Commune of Cendajuru
Commune of Cendajuru
Commune of Cendajuru in Burundi
Coordinates: 3°18′19″S 30°35′24″E / 3.30528°S 30.59000°E / -3.30528; 30.59000
Country Burundi
ProvinceCankuzo Province
Administrative centerCendajuru
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

The commune of Cendajuru is a commune of Cankuzo Province in north-eastern Burundi.

Geography

The commune is in the south of Cankuzo Province.[1] The area of the commune is 183.6 square kilometres (70.9 sq mi). It contains three zones and 17 collines:[2]

CENDAJURU Cendajuru, Kabageni, Kibande, Kigarika, Kiruhura, Kiyange, Mugongo
NYAMUGARI Busyana, Gashirwe, Gitaramuka, Nyamugari, Rukoyoyo
TWINKWAVU Gisoro, Misugi, Nyagisovu, Nyakuguma, Twinkwavu

The commune is irrigated by the Ruru and Rumpungwe rivers. The part in the Buyogoma natural region has a plateau-type relief, while the part in the Moso natural region has flat or slightly undulating terrain.[3]

Population

The population as of 2008 was 32,458.[4]

Events

In May 2022 hippopotamus along the Rumpungwe River in the Commune of Cendajuru were destroying rice, cassava and bean crops and terrorizing the local population.[5]

References

  1. ^ Monographie de la Commune Cendajuru, p. title.
  2. ^ Monographie de la Commune Cendajuru, p. 1.
  3. ^ Monographie de la Commune Cendajuru, p. 3.
  4. ^ Cendajuru, Commune in Burundi.
  5. ^ Mugisha 2022.

Sources

  • "Cendajuru, Commune in Burundi", citypopulation.de, retrieved 2024-08-22
  • Monographie de la Commune Cendajuru (PDF) (in French), Ministere de la planification du developpement et de la reconstruction nationale, September 2006, retrieved 2024-08-22
  • Mugisha, Hervé (19 May 2022), "Gisuru: des hippopotames sèment le chaos", Iwacu (in French), retrieved 2024-08-22


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