Busoni is a commune of

Kirundo Province Kirundo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, in north of the country bordering Rwanda. The economy is mostly based on agriculture, with a dispersed population and few sizable communities. Before 1970 large parts of the province we ...

in northern

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. The seat lies at

Busoni Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary ...

Location

The Commune of Busoni has an area of and had a population of 145,424 as of the 2008 census. It is in the north of Kirundo Province, bordering

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to the north. The northeast is covered by the southern part of

Lake Rweru Lake Rweru is a lake close to the northernmost point of Burundi in central Africa. The northern shore of the lake forms part of Burundi's border with Rwanda. It is the most distant origin point of the Nile River. The Kagera River, considered by ma ...

, which extends north into Rwanda and east into the Commune of Giteranyi. Lake Kanzigiri defines the northeastern boundary with the Commune of Bwambarangwe. The settlement of Kabanga is to the west of its southern point. Akayoba Island (''Île Akayoba'') is in the south of the lake. The Murehe Forest is in the north of the commune. The upper part of

Lake Cohoha Lake Cyohoha South or Cyohoha Sud as it is known in Rwanda or Lake Cohoha in Burundi is a small lake in East Africa. It straddles the border between Burundi and Rwanda. Name In Rwanda, the lake is known as Cyohoha South to differentiate it fr ...

is in the northeast. The RN 14 highway runs north through the eastern part of the commune through Gasenyi to the Rwandan border, where it becomes the NR5 highway.

Environment

The Muhere Forest is to the west of

and east of the RN 14 highway, which crosses into Rwanda to the north of Gasenyi. It is in the Commune of Busoni in the ''collines'' of Munazi, Kivo, Yanza, Gatete and Vyanzo. The collines of Muhere have the form of domes separated by small valleys. The highest points are above sea level, and the lowlands are above sea level. The

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centers around

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and extends through parts of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi. The portion of this ecosystem in Burundi in limited to the northeast, and includes the Ruvubu National Park and the Murehe Forest Reserve. Lake Kanzigiri lies to the south of Lake Rweru, to which it is connected by an area of marshland. The lake covers . Around Lake Kanzigiri there are wooded savannahs dominated by plants such as '' Pericopsis angolensis'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', which indicate Zambezian influences. These eastern savannas are mainly found in the Ruvubu National Park, which indicates that Lake Kanzigiri and its marshes associated with it are a zone of separation between the

Bugesera District Bugesera is a district (''akarere'') in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamata. The district is named after the old Kingdom of Bugesera. The district is the location of two memorial sites of the Rwandan genocide at Ntarama and Nyam ...

and the Mosso-Malagarazi District.

Administrative divisions

The capital of the commune is at

. There is a health center at Kabanga. Busoni is divided into 42 '' collines'', from north to south:

Economy

In 2008 the

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announced a project to build a paved road running from the city of

Kirundo Kirundo is a city located in northern Burundi. It is the capital city of Kirundo Province Kirundo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, in north of the country bordering Rwanda. The economy is mostly based on agriculture, with a ...

to Gasenyi and the border with Rwanda. The project would also includes upgrades to feeder roads and social infrastructure. In 2021 and again in 2022 dozens of collines in the Bugabira, Busoni,

and

Ntega Ntega is a large village, the seat of the Commune of Ntega, Kirundo Province in the north of Burundi. Location Ntega is at the west end of the RP64 road, which connects at its east end to the RN14 highway, leading north to the city of Kirundo. ...

communes of Kirundo experienced a shortage of rain during the period when the bean, corn and sorghum crops were flowering and ripening, affecting over 200,000 people. Many men left the affected areas in search of work, leaving the elderly, disabled, women and children behind.

References

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