Ngozi (Province)
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Burundi |
| Capital | Ngozi |
| surface | 1,473.9 km² |
| Residents | 749,000 (calculation 2007) |
| density | 508 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | BI-NG |
Coordinates: 2 ° 54 ' S , 29 ° 55' E
Ngozi is a province of Burundi . It is located in the north of the country and borders on Rwanda . Their capital is also called Ngozi .
In 2007 Ngozi has about 749,000 inhabitants.
Ngozi is divided into the nine districts ( communes ) Busiga , Gashikanwa , Kiremba , Marangara , Mwumba , Ngozi, Nyamurenza , Ruhogoro and Tangara .
economy
Agriculture in the area consists of growing coffee, bananas, cassava, sweet potatoes, beans and maize, and livestock is also practiced. Cassiterite (tin stone) is mined and tea is processed.
At the end of 2006 it was reported that Ngozi was starving. 79 people died as a result of its consequences, and hundreds fled to Rwanda or Tanzania .
Individual evidence
- ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)
- ^ Map of Ngozi
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ Ligue Burundaise des Droits de l'Homme Iteka: Many people already died of hunger in Ngozi province ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
