Bubanza Province

Bubanza Province
Province
Country Burundi
CapitalBubanza
Area
 • Total
1,089.04 km2 (420.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2008 census)[1]
 • Total
338,023
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)

Bubanza is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

Location

Bubanza is in the north-west of Burundi, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east. Cibitoke Province is to the north, Kayanza Province and Muramvya Province to the west and Bujumbura Rural Province to the south. The west of the province is in the Imbo natural region, the center in the Mumirwa natural region and parts of the east in the Mugamba natural region.[2]

Communes

Bubanza is divided administratively into 5 communes:

3°9′5″S 29°22′28″E / 3.15139°S 29.37444°E / -3.15139; 29.37444

References

  1. ^ 2008 census results in French
  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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