Bujumbura Rural Province

Bujumbura Rural Province
Bujumbura Rural Province
province
Country	Burundi
Capital	Isale
Area
• Total	1,319.12 km2 (509.32 sq mi)
Population (2008 census)
• Total	555,933
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Bujumbura Rural Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The capital city is Isale.^[2]

The province surrounds the former national capital Bujumbura. In 2000, the province encompassing Bujumbura was separated into two provinces, Bujumbura Rural Province and Bunjumbura Mairie Province.^[3]

Former President of Burundi Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here.

Communes

Bujumbura Rural Province has nine communes:^[2]

References

↑ Law, Gwillim. "Provinces of Burundi". Statoids. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Nkurunziza, Pierre (26 March 2015). "LOI N^o 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 from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
↑ Eggers, E., Historical Dictionary of Burundi, p. xlix.

3°22′44″S 29°25′36″E / 3.37889°S 29.42667°E / -3.37889; 29.42667

[statoids-1] Law, Gwillim. "Provinces of Burundi". Statoids. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[law2015-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Nkurunziza, Pierre (26 March 2015). "LOI N^o 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 from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[xlix-3] Eggers, E., Historical Dictionary of Burundi, p. xlix.

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