Commune of Vumbi | |
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  Commune of Vumbi | |
| Coordinates: 2°42′34″S 30°06′36″E / 2.70944°S 30.11000°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Province | Kirundo Province |
| Administrative center | Vumbi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
The Commune of Vumbi is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.[1]
Location[edit]
The Commune of Vumbi has an area of 205.8 square kilometres (79.5 sq mi) and had a population of 77,656 as of the 2008 census.[2]
Administrative divisions[edit]
The capital lies at Vumbi.
Vumbi is divided into 36 collines, from north to south:[3]
- Kabirizi
- Canika
- Kiziba
- Nyamisagara
- Rwamikore
- Kirima
- Muramba
- Gahe
- Nyabihanga
- Gatare
- Martyazo
- Gasura
- Muyebe
- Kigobe
- Cendajuru
- Bwinyana
- Burarana
- Nyamivuma
- Ryangema
- Gashingwa
- Nyamyumba
- Nyagatovu
- Kabuye-Gitanga
- Vumbi
- Mutoyi
- Rugeri
- Rwisuri
- Nyakibanda
- Rwimanzovu
- Nyabikenke
- Kavumu
- Butsimba
- Kiraro
- Mbasi
- Kabuye-Shororo
- Gikomero
About 1500 Rwandan refugees were in Vumbi commune during the genocide.[4]
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- "BURUNDI: Administrative Division", City Population, retrieved 2024-06-10
- "Burundi / Kirundo / Vumbi", GADM, retrieved 2024-06-12
- C.P. Chacko, ed. (2005). African chronicle: a fortnightly record on governance, economy, development, human rights, and environment. Published by C.P. Chacko on behalf of Asian News Chroniclers. p. 1809. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1982). Sub-Saharan Africa report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
Capital: Kirundo | |
