Mwaro Province is one of the 19 provinces of
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 Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...
. Its capital is
Mwaro.
Mwaro Province one of two provinces that were created in 1999 as a result of splitting the
Muramvya Province; the other province retained the name of Muramvya.
Location
Mwaro Province is in the center of western Burundi.
It is south of
Muramvya Province, east of
Gitega Province
Gitega is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Gitega, which is also the national capital. It has a population of 725,223 as of 2008 and an area of .
History
After Burundi attained full independence on 1 July 1962, there was a mil ...
, north of
Bururi Province
Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Commune of Burambi, Burambi, Commune of Buyengero, Buyengero and Commune of Rumonge, Rumonge were t ...
and east of
Bujumbura Rural Province
Bujumbura Rural Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. Former President Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here. It surrounds the former national capital Bujumbura and its provincial capital is Isale (commune), Isale.
Location
Bujumbura ...
.
The western part of the province is in the
Mugamba natural region and the eastern part in the
Kirimiro natural region.
Small areas in the south are in the
Bututsi natural region.
Communes
It is divided administratively into the following communes:
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Commune of Bisoro
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Commune of Gisozi
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Commune of Kayokwe
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Commune of Ndava
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Commune of Nyabihanga
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Commune of Rusaka
References
Sources
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Provinces of Burundi
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