Muyinga Province

Muyinga Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

Muyinga Province
Province
Country	Burundi
Capital	Muyinga
Area
• Total	1,836.26 km2 (708.98 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	632,409
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)

Location

Muyinga Province is in the northeast of Burundi, bordering Tanzania to the east and Rwanda to the north. It is south of Kirundo Province, east of Ngozi Province and north of Karuzi Province and Cankuzo Province. Muyinga Province is in the Bweru natural region apart from an area in the north that is in the Bugesera natural region.

Communes

It is divided administratively into the following communes:

• Commune of Buhinyuza
• Commune of Butihinda
• Commune of Gashoho
• Commune of Gasorwe
• Commune of Giteranyi
• Commune of Muyinga
• Commune of Mwakiro

Sources

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