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Burundi is divided into eighteen provinces, each named after their respective capital with the exception of Bujumbura Rural.
Burundi's provinces and communes were created on Christmas Day in 1959 by a Belgian colonial decree. They replaced the pre-existing system of chieftains.[1]
In 2000, the province encompassing Bujumbura was separated into two provinces, Bujumbura Rural and Bujumbura Mairie.[2] The newest province, Rumonge, was created on 26 March 2015 from portions of Bujumbura Rural and Bururi.[3]
In July 2022, the government of Burundi announced a complete overhaul of the country's territorial subdivisions. The proposed change would reduce the amounts of provinces from 18 to 5, and reduce the amount of communes from 119 to 42. The change needs the approval of the National Assembly and the Senate to take effect.[1][4]
Province
Capital
Area (km2) [5]
Population (2008 census)[6]
Density (per km2)
Communes
Eastern Burundi
Cankuzo
Cankuzo
1,964.54
228,873
116.5
5
Gitega
Gitega
1,978.96
725,223
366.5
11
Rutana
Rutana
1,959.45
333,510
170.2
6
Ruyigi
Ruyigi
2,338.88
400,530
171.2
7
Northern Burundi
Karuzi
Karuzi
1,457.40
436,443
299.5
7
Kayanza
Kayanza
1,233.24
585,412
474.7
9
Kirundo
Kirundo
1,703.34
628,256
368.8
7
Muyinga
Muyinga
1,836.26
632,409
344.4
7
Ngozi
Ngozi
1,473.86
660,717
448.3
9
Southern Burundi
Bururi
Bururi
1,644.68
313,102
190.4
6
Makamba
Makamba
1,959.60
430,899
219.9
6
Rumonge
Rumonge
1,079.72
352,026
326.0
5
Western Burundi
Bubanza
Bubanza
1,089.04
338,023
310.4
5
Bujumbura Mairie
Bujumbura
86.52
497,166
5746.3
13
Bujumbura Rural
Isale[7]
1,059.84
464,818
438.6
9
Cibitoke
Cibitoke
1,635.53
460,435
281.5
6
Muramvya
Muramvya
695.52
292,589
420.7
5
Mwaro
Mwaro
839.60
273,143
325.3
6
^ abbdiagnews (2022-07-14). "Burundi : Proposition - 5 provinces au lieu de 18 et 42 communes au lieu de 119". Nouvelles du Burundi - Africa Generation News. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
^Eggers, p. xlix.
^Nkurunziza, Pierre (26 March 2015). "LOI No 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^"Why Burundi will only have 5 provinces instead of 18?". RegionWeek. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
^"Burundi: administrative units, extended". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^Law, Gwillim. "Provinces of Burundi". Statoids. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^Nkurunziza, Pierre (26 March 2015). "LOI No 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.
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