Provinces of Burundi

Template:Short description Template:Update Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists Burundi is divided into eighteen provinces, each named after their respective capital with the exception of Bujumbura Rural.

History

The Belgian colonial administration created provinces in Burundi on September 26, 1960, to replace chiefdoms as part of a series of administrative reforms. There were 18: Bubanza, Bukirasazi, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kitega, Kirundo, Makamba, Muhinga, Muramvya, Mwaro, Mwisale, Ngozi, Ruyigi, Rutana, and Usumbura. The 1962 constitution of the Kingdom of Burundi provided for eight provinces: Bubanza, Bukirasazi, Bururi, Gitega, Muramvya, Muyinga, Ngozi, and Ruyigi.Template:Sfn

In 2000, the province encompassing Bujumbura was separated into two provinces, Bujumbura Rural and Bujumbura Mairie.<ref name="xlix">Eggers, p. xlix.</ref> The newest province, Rumonge, was created on 26 March 2015 from portions of Bujumbura Rural and Bururi.<ref name="rumong2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 were approved by both the National Assembly and the Senate and will take effect in 2025 with the new parliamentary elections.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

With the new administrative division, the country is now made up of 5 provinces : Buhumuza, Bujumbura, Burunga, Butanyerera and Gitega. These provinces are furthermore subdivided into 42 communes, 451 zones and 3044 hills (or districts)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Provinces

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Province	Capital	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	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<ref name=law2015>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	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

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See also

• Communes of Burundi
• Collines of Burundi
• Geography of Burundi
• List of Burundian provinces by area
• List of Burundian provinces by population
• List of Burundian provincial governors
• ISO 3166-2:BI

Works cited

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