Bubanza Province

Bubanza is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

Bubanza Province
Province
Country	Burundi
Capital	Bubanza
Area
• Total	1,089.04 km2 (420.48 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	338,023
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)

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.

Communes

Bubanza is divided administratively into 5 communes:

• Commune of Bubanza (Bubanza)
• Commune of Gihanga (Gihanga)
• Commune of Musigati (Musigati)
• Commune of Mpanda (Mpanda)
• Commune of Rugazi (Rugazi)

Sources

• Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar: Localisation et Resources (PDF) (in French), Ministry of Water, Environment and Urbanism, October 2014, retrieved 2024-06-22