Bujumbura Rural
Bujumbura Rural | |
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Basic data | |
Country | Burundi |
Capital | Bujumbura |
Residents | 1,072,400 (2009) |
ISO 3166-2 | BI-BL |
Coordinates: 3 ° 24 ' S , 29 ° 30' E
Bujumbura Rural is one of the 18 provinces of the state of Burundi and is located in the west of the country.
The capital of the province is Bujumbura , to which the following districts belong:
In 2009, 1,072,400 inhabitants lived in the province on 1421 km², which corresponds to a population density of 754.68 inhabitants / km².
The former President Cyprien Ntaryamira comes from this province.
On March 26, 2015, the new province of Rumonge was formed from parts of Bujumbura Rural and Bururi . The districts of Muhuta and Bugarama were spun off from Bujumbura Rural.