Mwaro Province

Mwaro Province is one of the 19 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Mwaro.

Mwaro Province
province
Country	Burundi
Capital	Mwaro
Area
• Total	839.60 km2 (324.17 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	273,143
• Density	330/km2 (840/sq mi)

Mwaro Province one of two provinces that were created in 1999 as a result of splitting the Muramvya Province; the other province retained the name of Muramvya.

Location

Mwaro Province is in the center of western Burundi. It is south of Muramvya Province, east of Gitega Province, north of Bururi Province and east of Bujumbura Rural Province. The western part of the province is in the Mugamba natural region and the eastern part in the Kirimiro natural region. Small areas in the south are in the Bututsi natural region.

Communes

It is divided administratively into the following communes:

• Commune of Bisoro
• Commune of Gisozi
• Commune of Kayokwe
• Commune of Ndava
• Commune of Nyabihanga
• Commune of Rusaka

Sources

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