Commune of Gitobe

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The Commune of Gitobe is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.[1]

Commune of Gitobe
Commune of Gitobe is located in Burundi
Commune of Gitobe
Commune of Gitobe
Coordinates: 2°39′39″S 30°14′42″E / 2.66083°S 30.24500°E / -2.66083; 30.24500
Country Burundi
ProvinceKirundo Province
Administrative centerGitobe
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Location

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The Commune of Gitobe has an area of 180.2 square kilometres (69.6 sq mi) and had a population of 57,326 as of the 2008 census.[2]

Administrative divisions

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The capital lies at Gitobe.

Gitobe is divided into 20 collines, from north to south:[3]

  • Shore
  • Bigombo
  • Rungazi
  • Santunda
  • Gahosha
  • Butahana
  • Gasuga
  • Bucana
  • Gihinga
  • Butihinda
  • Marembo
  • Baziro
  • Burwana
  • Cumba
  • Kivumu
  • Mirwa
  • Ruhongore
  • Tonga
  • Nyenzi
  • Ngoma

References

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Sources

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  • "BURUNDI: Administrative Division", City Population, retrieved 2024-06-10
  • "Burundi / Kirundo / Gitobe", GADM, retrieved 2024-06-13
  • United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1982). Sub-Saharan Africa report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Retrieved 20 April 2012.