The commune of Ntega is a
commune of
Kirundo Province in northern
Burundi
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.
Location
The Commune of Ntega has an area of and had a population of 98,665 as of the 2008 census.
Environment
Lake Narungazi is in the Commune of Ntega, west of
Lake Rwihinda and south of
Lake Nagitamo.
It covers an area of in a valley at an altitude of bordered by the ''
collines'' Nyange–Kiriringanire and Kanyarwe–Mwunguko, which reach an altitude of .
It is in the
Nyavyamo ''
cyperus papyrus
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'' swamp which extends east from the
Akanyaru River and includes
Lake Nagitamo and
Lake Rwihinda.
Upstream of Lake Narungazi, the Nyavyamo marsh is used for the cultivation of
sorghum
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The southern branch of Lake Narungazi, between the ''collines'' of Kanyago the east and Mugendo to the west, extends through Narungazi marsh, which is used for cultivation of rice up to the edge of the water, apart from some fragments of ''
Typha domingensis'' and some tufts of ''
Phragmites
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Taxonomy
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Lake Mwungere is in the Commune of Ntega near the villages of Mariza and Mugina.
It is connected by wetlands to the
Akanyaru River.
Administrative divisions
The capital lies at
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. ...
.
The commune is divided into the following
collines, from north to south,
Economy
In 2021 and again in 2022 dozens of
collines in the
Bugabira,
Busoni
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Kirundo and Ntega 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.
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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. ...
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