Cibitoke Province

Cibitoke Province is one of the 18 provinces of Republic of Burundi.

Cibitoke Province
Province
Country	Burundi
Capital	Cibitoke
Area
• Total	1,635.52 km2 (631.48 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	460,435
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)

Location

Cibitoke Province is in the northwest of Burundi. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is to the west and Rwanda is to the north. Bubanza Province is to the south and Kayanza Province is to the east. Cibitoke Province contains part of the Imbo natural region in the west, Mumirwa natural region in the center and Mugamba natural region in the east.

Communes

It is divided administratively into the following communes:

• Commune of Buganda
• Commune of Bukinanyana
• Commune of Mabayi
• Commune of Mugina
• Commune of Murwi
• Commune of Rugombo

Sources

• Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar: Localisation et Resources (PDF) (in French), Ministry of Water, Environment and Urbanism, October 2014, retrieved 2024-06-22