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Kirundo Province

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43: 228:, 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 were forested. Migrants from the south then cleared much of the vegetation to create agricultural land, and Kirundo became the breadbasket of Burundi. The civil war from 1993 to 2005 caused agricultural output to drop by more than half. Since then, lack of farm inputs, poor infrastructure and shortages of water have caused widespread poverty. 66: 916:
storage. Expansion of farmland continues to damage this vegetation and the forest plantations. The Bugesera natural region has temperatures that vary from 14.8 to 27.1 °C (58.6 to 80.8 °F), with average annual rainfall of 800 to 1,200 millimetres (31 to 47 in). The Bweru natural region has a slightly different climate from Bugesera natural region, with rainfall over 1,200 millimetres (47 in) annually, and a shorter dry season lasting 5 to 6 months.
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and religious leaders. He urged them to preserve peace and security, fight drunkenness, polygamy, unwanted pregnancies and corruption, limit births, send their children to school, continue to build the offices of colline chiefs and join cooperatives to accomplish development projects together. He
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and Kirundo Province to supply seed, fertilizer, pesticides, crop extension services, drying and processing, and to buy their tobacco at a price agreed upon in advance. The result was rapid growth in the number of tobacco farmers and the quantity produced. In the 1980s, BTC started to clear large
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Between 1996 and 2009, agricultural output dropped by 53.9%. Poverty has increased and there are high levels of malnutrition. The farmers have turned to farming for consumption by the family. Reasons for this change include inadequate labor, agricultural equipment and agricultural inputs, poor
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The province experiences the same wet and dry seasons as the rest of Burundi. The southeasterly monsoon brings rain in February–May, and the northeasterly monsoon brings rain in September–November. Natural vegetation includes shrubs, savanna and marshland, important for its value in groundwater
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was created in 2006, in theory conserving over 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres), or 14.2 of Burundi's interior waters, up from 0.2%. The stated goals are integrated community management, agricultural production, and lake conservation. The protected aquatic landscape integrates the integrated
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came to the province and cleared the forests to create arable land. Farmers in Kirundo province produced goods for sale in the markets. Kirundo was the "breadbasket of Burundi" and supplied agricultural products such as cereals and legumes to the rest of the country before the
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The governor of the province must be Burundian and must live in Kirundo or come from Kirundo. The governor is appointed by the President of Burundi after confirmation by the Senate. A partial list of governors of the province:
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rocks. The central plateau has an altitude of 1,500 to 2,000 metres (4,900 to 6,600 ft), and the north is lower, with an average altitude of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft). The Bugesera region is part of the
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is the only urban settlement. Kirundo Province has one of the higher rates of population growth in Burundi. As of 2008, when the last census was taken, the commune populations and areas were:
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protection of the soil, persistent conflicts over land ownership and lack of microcredit. The poor roads also contribute to the high levels of poverty in the province. In 2008 the
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Minani, Bonaventure; Rurema, Déo-Guide; Lebailly, Philippe (2013b), "Rural resilience and the role of social capital among farmers in Kirundo province, Northern Burundi",
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advised the leaders of cooperatives to be fiscally prudent and transparent. Concerns raised by the audience included the need to repair the
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valley. To the north, east and south it is bounded by dissected plateaus that rise above it. The depression contains large valleys holding
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Analyse et stratégies de l’agriculture familiale dans un pays post-conflit : cas de la province de Kirundo au nord du Burundi
1943: 301:. The Bweru natural region in the south of the province is mountainous. The region is known for its agricultural fertility. 936:. The province took its current name of Kirundo (pile) from the piles of corpses of Rwandans killed there in the battle. 192: 2714:
Supervision and Monitoring of hydro-agricultural development works in Rugamura, Kabuyenge and Nyavyamo marshes, Block A.
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road, the lack of teachers and teaching materials in the vocational schools, and the lack of a regional branch of the
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Kirundo Province was formerly called Muharuro. During battles between the Rwandans and Barundi in Muharuro in 1763 at
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Until 1970 some of the communes of Kirundo province had few people and were covered in forest. Then migrants from
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and the border with Rwanda. The project would also includes upgrades to feeder roads and social infrastructure.
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areas of forest to supply wood to the ovens used to dry tobacco, but did not undertake reforestation.
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announced a project to build a paved road running 37 kilometres (23 mi) from the city of
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World Food Day in Burundi: Involving all stakeholders for the survival of the northern lakes
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Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa’s Business and Philanthropic Legacy Will Outlive His Detractors
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There are hospitals in the Kirundo and Mukenke health districts, and health centers (
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La population de la province Kirundo interpellée à préserver la paix et la sécurité
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Présentation officielle du gouverneur de Kirundo par le Président Ndayishimiye
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Kirundo Province is in the north of Burundi, bounded to the north and west by
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Sibomana, Alexis; Gangadhara Bhat, H.; Ngenzi, J.C. (December 2017),
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Report No. 9686-BU Burundi. Private Sector Development in Agriculture
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Festival Igihugu: les festivaliers visitent les mots Shinge et Rugero
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In November 2021 Cyriaque Nshimirimana, Second Deputy-Speaker of the
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Burundi Environmental Threats and Opportunities Assessment (ETOA)
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APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, AGRIMBA
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Kirundo Province is divided administratively into the
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Fiche descriptive sur les zones humides Ramsar (FDR)
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The province is divided into four health districts (
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In 1982 it made an agreement with farmers in 2524: 2329: 2891: 2744: 371:Lacs du Nord Aquatic Landscape Protected Area 2633:Assassinat du Président élu Melchior Ndadaye 2666:"Récoltes : Kirundo aux anges, mais …" 2489: 2362:L'ancien ministre Philippe Njoni n'est plus 2144:Sibomana, Gangadhara Bhat & Ngenzi 2017 2116: 2042:Sibomana, Gangadhara Bhat & Ngenzi 2017 2898: 2884: 2751: 2737: 2358: 2227: 251: 2630:Perpétue Nshimirimana (1 November 2013), 2459:, Burundi Ministry of Public Health, 2016 184:1,703.34 km (657.66 sq mi) 2758: 2654:, Maison Ntare Rushatsi, 7 November 2023 2506: 2490:Havyarimana, Richard (7 November 2023), 2359:Bigirimana, Raphaël (5 September 2017), 2026: 72: 2612: 2365:, Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi 2155: 1984:Banque d’Investissement pour les Jeunes 1944:OPEC Fund for International Development 284: 3047: 2342:La population de la province ... Senat 2105:Supervision and Monitoring .. 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It is bounded to the southwest by 224:is one of the eighteen provinces of 2270:Minani, Rurema & Lebailly 2013b 1560: 13: 2412:"BURUNDI: Administrative Division" 2378:"BURUNDI: Administrative Division" 2255:Minani, Rurema & Lebailly 2013 2059:Minani, Rurema & Lebailly 2013 2012:Minani, Rurema & Lebailly 2013 309:Kirundo Province has eight lakes: 14: 3071: 2557:Mfonobong Nsehe (4 August 2021), 2076:Récoltes : Kirundo aux anges 957:Copernix annotated satellite view 939: 2906: 2864: 2180:BURUNDI: Administrative Division 951: 139: 71: 64: 41: 2507:Irambona, Yvette (2022-04-12), 364: 244:, and to the south and east by 289:12% of the province is in the 256:88% of the province is in the 47:A boat ride in the morning on 1: 1989: 1986:(Investment Bank for Youth). 1929:(BTC) was founded in 1979 by 1642:Centres de Santé Confessional 2527:Kirundo-Gasenyi Road Project 2240:Présentation officielle 2023 2129:Fiche descriptive ... 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1855:Vital Bambanze 1852: 1847: 1842: 1838: 1837: 1835:Charles Masabo 1832: 1827: 1822: 1818: 1817: 1814: 1811: 1807: 1806: 1803: 1794: 1791: 1788: 1787: 1784: 1782: 1779: 1773: 1772: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1759: 1758: 1756: 1754: 1751: 1745: 1744: 1742: 1740: 1737: 1731: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1722: 1716: 1715: 1713: 1710: 1707: 1701: 1700: 1697: 1694: 1691: 1689:Philippe Njoni 1685: 1684: 1683:Assassinated. 1681: 1678: 1676: 1670: 1669: 1666: 1663: 1660: 1649: 1646: 1616: 1615: 1612: 1608: 1607: 1604: 1600: 1599: 1596: 1592: 1591: 1588: 1584: 1583: 1580: 1562: 1559: 1556: 1555: 1514: 1511: 1508: 1505: 1502: 1498: 1497: 1456: 1453: 1450: 1447: 1444: 1438: 1437: 1396: 1393: 1390: 1387: 1384: 1378: 1377: 1336: 1333: 1330: 1327: 1324: 1318: 1317: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1264: 1258: 1257: 1216: 1213: 1210: 1207: 1204: 1198: 1197: 1182:-2.527; 30.217 1156: 1153: 1150: 1147: 1144: 1138: 1137: 1096: 1093: 1090: 1087: 1084: 1078: 1077: 1074: 1070: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1058: 1055: 999: 998: 993: 988: 983: 977: 964: 963: 962: 950: 949: 948: 946: 943: 941: 940:Administration 938: 921: 918: 912: 909: 906: 905: 902: 899: 897: 893: 892: 889: 886: 845: 839: 838: 835: 832: 791: 785: 784: 781: 778: 769:Lake Naruganzi 737: 735:Lake Naruganzi 731: 730: 727: 724: 683: 677: 676: 673: 670: 629: 623: 622: 619: 616: 575: 569: 568: 565: 562: 521: 515: 514: 511: 508: 499:Lake Kanzigiri 467: 465:Lake Kanzigiri 461: 460: 457: 454: 413: 407: 406: 403: 399: 398: 395: 392: 380:World Food Day 366: 363: 351:Nyavyamo Marsh 343:Rugamura Marsh 306: 303: 286: 283: 253: 250: 242:Ngozi Province 233: 230: 217: 216: 213: 209: 208: 205: 201: 200: 196: 195: 190: 186: 185: 182: 178: 177: 173: 172: 169: 165: 164: 160: 159: 154: 150: 149: 136: 132: 131: 88: 87: 78: 77: 70: 69: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 46: 38: 37: 32: 29: 28: 25: 18: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3072: 3061: 3058: 3056: 3053: 3052: 3050: 3035: 3032: 3030: 3027: 3025: 3022: 3020: 3017: 3015: 3012: 3010: 3007: 3005: 3002: 3000: 2997: 2995: 2992: 2990: 2987: 2985: 2982: 2981: 2979: 2975: 2969: 2966: 2964: 2961: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2951: 2949: 2946: 2944: 2941: 2939: 2936: 2935: 2933: 2929: 2925: 2924: 2917: 2913: 2909: 2901: 2896: 2894: 2889: 2887: 2882: 2881: 2878: 2867: 2857: 2854: 2852: 2849: 2847: 2844: 2842: 2839: 2837: 2834: 2832: 2829: 2827: 2824: 2822: 2819: 2817: 2814: 2812: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2802: 2799: 2797: 2794: 2792: 2789: 2787: 2784: 2782: 2779: 2777: 2774: 2772: 2769: 2768: 2765: 2761: 2754: 2749: 2747: 2742: 2740: 2735: 2734: 2731: 2716: 2715: 2710: 2706: 2702: 2697: 2687: 2686: 2681: 2671: 2667: 2663: 2653: 2652: 2647: 2635: 2634: 2628: 2618: 2617: 2611: 2598: 2597: 2591: 2588: 2584: 2580: 2576: 2571: 2562: 2561: 2555: 2545: 2544: 2539: 2529: 2528: 2523: 2514: 2510: 2505: 2495: 2494: 2488: 2474: 2473: 2468: 2455: 2454: 2449: 2439: 2432: 2431: 2426: 2417: 2413: 2409: 2400: 2396: 2392: 2383: 2379: 2374: 2364: 2363: 2357: 2356: 2343: 2338: 2331: 2326: 2320:, p. 79. 2319: 2314: 2307: 2302: 2295: 2290: 2283: 2278: 2271: 2266: 2264: 2256: 2251: 2249: 2241: 2236: 2229: 2224: 2217: 2212: 2205: 2200: 2193: 2188: 2181: 2176: 2169: 2164: 2157: 2152: 2145: 2140: 2138: 2130: 2125: 2118: 2113: 2106: 2101: 2095:, p. 35. 2094: 2089: 2087: 2085: 2077: 2072: 2070: 2068: 2060: 2055: 2053: 2051: 2043: 2038: 2036: 2028: 2027:Irambona 2022 2023: 2021: 2013: 2008: 2006: 2004: 2002: 2000: 1995: 1987: 1985: 1981: 1977: 1972: 1968: 1964: 1960: 1955: 1953: 1949: 1945: 1939: 1936: 1932: 1928: 1923: 1921: 1916: 1912: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1891: 1888: 1885: 1884: 1880: 1877: 1876: 1871: 1866: 1863: 1860: 1859: 1856: 1853: 1851: 1848: 1846: 1843: 1840: 1839: 1836: 1833: 1831: 1828: 1826: 1825:Pascal Musoro 1823: 1820: 1819: 1815: 1812: 1809: 1808: 1798: 1785: 1783: 1781:2023 November 1780: 1778: 1775: 1774: 1771: 1769: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1760: 1757: 1755: 1752: 1750: 1747: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1732: 1729: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1718: 1717: 1714: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1703: 1702: 1698: 1695: 1692: 1690: 1687: 1686: 1682: 1680:1993 November 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789:Lake Mwungere 787: 786: 782: 779: 775: 738: 736: 733: 732: 728: 725: 721: 684: 682: 679: 678: 674: 671: 667: 661:Lake Rwihinda 630: 628: 627:Lake Rwihinda 625: 624: 620: 617: 613: 576: 574: 571: 570: 566: 563: 559: 522: 520: 517: 516: 512: 509: 505: 468: 466: 463: 462: 458: 455: 451: 414: 412: 409: 408: 404: 401: 400: 389: 386: 383: 381: 377: 372: 362: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 302: 300: 296: 292: 282: 280: 276: 275:Kanyaru River 272: 267: 263: 259: 249: 247: 243: 239: 229: 227: 223: 214: 210: 206: 202: 197: 194: 191: 187: 183: 179: 174: 170: 166: 161: 158: 155: 151: 148: 137: 133: 128: 91:Coordinates: 89: 67: 58: 54: 50: 49:Lake Rwihinda 44: 39: 35: 30: 23: 2921: 2911: 2815: 2719:, retrieved 2713: 2704: 2690:, retrieved 2684: 2674:, retrieved 2669: 2656:, retrieved 2650: 2640:, retrieved 2632: 2621:, retrieved 2615: 2604:, retrieved 2595: 2581:(2–3): 1–5, 2578: 2574: 2564:, retrieved 2559: 2548:, retrieved 2542: 2532:, retrieved 2526: 2516:, retrieved 2512: 2498:, retrieved 2492: 2480:, retrieved 2471: 2461:, retrieved 2452: 2442:, retrieved 2429: 2419:, retrieved 2415: 2402:, retrieved 2398: 2385:, retrieved 2381: 2367:, retrieved 2361: 2337: 2325: 2313: 2301: 2289: 2277: 2257:, p. 1. 2235: 2223: 2218:, p. 5. 2211: 2199: 2187: 2175: 2163: 2156:Nyandwi 2019 2151: 2131:, p. 3. 2124: 2112: 2100: 2061:, p. 4. 2014:, p. 3. 1983: 1966: 1956: 1940: 1924: 1908: 1890:Dévote Faida 1674:Déo Bizimana 1651: 1619: 1564: 1442:Vumbi-Bukuba 1248:Bwambarangwe 1202:Bwambarangwe 1039: 1020:Bwambarangwe 1005: 973: 972: 965: 930:Mount Rugero 926:Mount Shinge 923: 914: 384: 368: 365:Conservation 358: 308: 288: 255: 235: 221: 220: 171:Oscar Ruvuna 2977:Settlements 2602:(in French) 1767:2020 August 1538: / 1480: / 1420: / 1360: / 1300: / 1240: / 1180: / 1120: / 869: / 815: / 761: / 715:Lake Gitamo 707: / 681:Lake Gitamo 653: / 599: / 553:Lake Cohoha 545: / 519:Lake Cohoha 491: / 437: / 327:Gacamirindi 262:batholithic 114: / 3049:Categories 2721:2024-06-12 2717:, CIRA SAS 2692:2024-06-29 2676:2024-06-08 2658:2024-06-14 2642:2024-06-14 2623:2024-06-08 2606:2024-06-08 2566:2024-06-28 2550:2024-06-08 2534:2024-06-08 2518:2024-06-09 2500:2024-06-09 2463:2024-06-21 2444:2024-06-09 2421:2024-06-10 2404:2024-06-16 2399:Constitute 2387:2024-06-08 2369:2024-06-13 1990:References 1662:Term start 1544: ( 1486: ( 1467:30°06′36″E 1426: ( 1407:29°59′56″E 1366: ( 1306: ( 1287:30°14′42″E 1246: ( 1227:30°20′27″E 1186: ( 1167:30°13′01″E 1126: ( 1107:30°02′06″E 1062:Population 875: ( 856:30°15′00″E 821: ( 802:30°03′10″E 767: ( 748:30°03′25″E 713: ( 694:30°03′15″E 659: ( 640:30°03′15″E 605: ( 586:30°00′00″E 551: ( 532:30°06′36″E 497: ( 478:30°21′36″E 445:Lake Rweru 443: ( 424:30°20′00″E 411:Lake Rweru 199:Population 193:Ranked 8th 163:Government 120: ( 2920:Capital: 2168:Brinkhoff 1805:Senators 1648:Governors 1582:Communes 1525:30°5′39″E 1464:2°42′34″S 1404:2°36′55″S 1347:30°5′50″E 1284:2°39′39″S 1224:2°33′09″S 1164:2°31′37″S 1104:2°26′10″S 853:2°23′24″S 799:2°36′15″S 745:2°33′10″S 691:2°31′10″S 637:2°32′22″S 583:2°27′00″S 529:2°26′24″S 475:2°27′00″S 421:2°23′30″S 335:Narungazi 323:Kanzigiri 232:Geography 101:30°5′39″E 3014:Mutwenzi 2984:Bugabira 2931:Communes 2826:Muramvya 2796:Cibitoke 1800:Election 1793:Senators 1665:Term end 1659:Governor 1522:2°33′7″S 1504:Province 1344:2°35′5″S 1128:Bugabira 1082:Bugabira 1041:collines 1012:Bugabira 1008:communes 945:Communes 394:Location 339:Mwungere 331:Nagitamo 319:Rwihinda 279:Holocene 98:2°33′7″S 34:Province 3009:Mugendo 3004:Kirundo 2999:Kabanga 2994:Gasenyi 2923:Kirundo 2846:Rumonge 2831:Muyinga 2821:Makamba 2816:Kirundo 2811:Kayanza 2791:Cankuzo 2771:Bubanza 2352:Sources 1967:colline 1952:Gasenyi 1948:Kirundo 1915:Kayanza 1905:Economy 1881:vacant 1611:Mukenke 1606:Busoni 1587:Kirundo 1507:628,256 1501:Kirundo 1446:Commune 1386:Commune 1368:Kirundo 1326:Commune 1322:Kirundo 1266:Commune 1206:Commune 1149:145,424 1146:Commune 1086:Commune 1068:Coords 1046:Kirundo 1028:Kirundo 911:Climate 904:40,130 567:11,000 459:17,600 266:granite 226:Burundi 207:628,256 157:Kirundo 153:Capital 147:Burundi 135:Country 53:Kirundo 3029:Rutare 3024:Ruhehe 2989:Busoni 2856:Ruyigi 2851:Rutana 2806:Karuzi 2801:Gitega 2786:Bururi 2482:9 June 1976:Rurata 1668:Notes 1638:French 1630:French 1622:French 1603:Busoni 1567:French 1510:1,703 1449:77,656 1389:98,665 1329:93,110 1308:Gitobe 1269:57,326 1262:Gitobe 1209:66,816 1188:Busoni 1142:Busoni 1089:89,259 1076:mile2 1024:Gitobe 1016:Busoni 901:16,242 891:7,600 888:3,075 675:1,050 564:4,500 513:1,900 456:7,140 315:Cohoha 238:Rwanda 144:  3034:Vumbi 3019:Ntega 2841:Ngozi 2836:Mwaro 2670:IWACU 2637:(PDF) 2600:(PDF) 2476:(PDF) 2457:(PDF) 2434:(PDF) 1980:Ntega 1911:Ngozi 1813:Tutsi 1595:Vumbi 1488:Vumbi 1428:Ntega 1382:Ntega 1036:Vumbi 1032:Ntega 896:Total 405:acre 397:Area 311:Rweru 305:Lakes 2484:2024 1925:The 1913:and 1886:2020 1878:2016 1861:2015 1841:2010 1821:2005 1816:Twa 1810:Hutu 1802:year 1753:2019 1739:2015 1727:2015 1724:2010 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Index

Province
A boat ride in the morning on Lake Rwihinda near the town of Kirundo
Lake Rwihinda
Kirundo
Kirundo Province is located in Burundi
2°33′7″S 30°5′39″E / 2.55194°S 30.09417°E / -2.55194; 30.09417 (Kirundo Province)
Burundi
Kirundo
Ranked 8th
Burundi
Rwanda
Ngozi Province
Muyinga Province
Bugesera natural region
batholithic
granite
Kirundo district
Kanyaru River
Holocene
Bweru natural region
Commune of Vumbi
Commune of Gitobe
Rweru
Cohoha
Rwihinda
Kanzigiri
Gacamirindi
Nagitamo
Narungazi
Mwungere

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