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Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...
is divided into eighteen province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...
s, each named after their respective capital
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with the exception of Bujumbura Rural.
Burundi’s provinces and communes were created on Christmas Day
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in 1959 by a Belgian colonial decree. They replaced the pre-existing system of chieftains.
In 2000, the province encompassing Bujumbura was separated into two provinces, Bujumbura Rural and Bujumbura Mairie. Eggers, p. xlix. The newest province, Rumonge
Rumonge is the capital of Rumonge Province, Burundi, and is located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika () is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the ...
, was created on 26 March 2015 from portions of Bujumbura Rural and Bururi.
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 needs the approval of the National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...
and the Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
to take effect.
See also
*Communes of Burundi
The provinces of Burundi are subdivided into 119 communes. The communes are further subdivided into collines.
Burundi’s provinces and communes were created on Christmas Day in 1959 by a Belgian colonial decree. They replaced the pre-existing s ...
*Collines of Burundi
The Communes of Burundi are divided into 2,639 collines. ''Colline'' means "hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
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*Geography of Burundi
Burundi is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the coordinates .
Physical geography
Burundi occupies an area equal to in size, of which is land. The country has of land border: of which is s ...
* List of Burundian provinces by area
* List of Burundian provinces by population
* List of Burundian provincial governors
* ISO 3166-2:BI
References
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