Bubanza is one of the 18

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Location

Bubanza is in the north-west of Burundi, bordering the

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to the east.

Cibitoke Province Cibitoke Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi, Republic of Burundi. Location Cibitoke Province is in the northwest of Burundi. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is to the west and Rwanda is to the north. Bubanza Province is to the so ...

is to the north,

Kayanza Province Kayanza Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Its capital city is also called Kayanza centre. Location Kayanza Province is in the center of northern Burundi, adjoining Rwanda to the north. It borders Cibitoke Province and Bubanza Provi ...

and

Muramvya Province Muramvya Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The capital city is Muramvya. In 2007 the province was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Location Muramvya Province is in the center of western Burundi. It borders Bubanza ...

to the west and

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to the south. The west of the province is in the

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, the center in the

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and parts of the east in the Mugamba natural region.

Communes

Bubanza is divided administratively into 5 communes: * Commune of Bubanza (

Bubanza Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southe ...

) * Commune of Gihanga (

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) * Commune of Musigati ( Musigati) * Commune of Mpanda (

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) * Commune of Rugazi ( Rugazi)

References

Sources

* Provinces of Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub