Ngozi Province
Province of Burundi
Province in Burundi
Ngozi Province | |
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Province | |
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| Country |  Burundi |
| Capital | Ngozi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,473.86 km2 (569.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2008 census) | |
| • Total | 660,717 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Ngozi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.
The name Ngozi stands for blessing.
Location
Ngozi Province is in the center of northern Burundi, and borders Rwanda to the north. Kayanza Province is to the west, Gitega Province and Karuzi Province to the south, Muyinga Province to the east and Kirundo Province to the northeast. Most of Ngozi Province is in the Buyenzi natural region, apart from a region in the east that is in the Bweru natural region.[1]
Communes
It is divided administratively into the following communes:
- Commune of Busiga
- Commune of Gashikanwa
- Commune of Kiremba
- Commune of Marangara
- Commune of Mwumba
- Commune of Ngozi
- Commune of Nyamurenza
- Commune of Ruhororo
- Commune of Tangara
References
- ^ Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar, p. 12.
Sources
- Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar: Localisation et Resources (PDF) (in French), Ministry of Water, Environment and Urbanism, October 2014, retrieved 2024-06-22
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