Rutana Province

Rutana Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

Rutana Province Mkoa wa Rutana
province
Country	Burundi
Capital	Rutana
Area
• Total	1,959.45 km2 (756.55 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	333,510
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)

It contains the Kagera waterfalls, and the Nyakazu Fault.

Location

Rutana Province is in the southeast of Burundi and borders Tanzania to the east. Makamba Province is to the south, Bururi Province and Gitega Province to the west and Ruyigi Province to the north. The west of the province is in the Buragane natural region, the northwest in the Buyogoma natural region and the east in the Kumoso natural region.

History

Rutana Province was originally created on 26 September 1960 as part of national political and administrative reforms initiated by the Belgian colonial administration in Ruanda-Urundi. In 1962 Burundi became independent. The new constitution reduced the number of provinces and Rutana was merged into Bururi Province and Ruyigi Province.

Communes

It is divided administratively into the following communes:

• Commune of Bukemba
• Commune of Giharo
• Commune of Gitanga
• Commune of Mpinga-Kayove
• Commune of Musongati
• Commune of Rutana

Sources

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

Works cited

• Weinstein, Warren (1976). Historical Dictionary of Burundi. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-0962-8.