Cankuzo Province is one of the 18

provinces of Burundi Burundi is divided into eighteen provinces, each named after their respective Capital (political), capital with the exception of Bujumbura Rural. History The Belgian colonial administration created provinces in Burundi on September 26, 1960, t ...

. Located in the eastern part of the country, the province covers an area of 1,965 km. The provincial capital is Cankuzo. It is Burundi's least populated province.

Location

Cankuzo Province is in the east of Burundi, bordered by Tanzania to the northeast and southeast. It is southeast of

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, east of

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and northeast of

Ruyigi Province Ruyigi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Location Ruyigi Province is in the center of eastern Burundi, bordering Tanzania to the east. It is north of Rutana Province, east of Gitega Province, southeast of Karuzi Province and south ...

. The south east of Cankuzo Province is in the Kumoso natural region, and the rest of the province is in the Buyogoma natural region.

Communes

Cankuzo Province is divided into five communes; each governed by an elected 25-member council. * Commune of Cankuzo * Commune of Cendajuru * Commune of Gisagara * Commune of Kigamba * Commune of Mishiha

Politics

Direct Communal and

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were held throughout Burundi on 3 June and 4 July 2005, respectively. *In communal council elections, the

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(CNDD- FDD) won a majority of the 125 seats followed by the

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(FRODEBU) and

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(UPRONA). Smaller parties won the remaining seats. *Cankuzo province has four deputies in the National Assembly. They are distributed as follows: CNDD-FDD – 2, FRODEBU – 1, UPRONA – 1.

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