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Ngozi Province

Coordinates: 02°54′30″S 29°49′35.50″E / 2.90833°S 29.8265278°E / -2.90833; 29.8265278
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Ngozi Province
Country Burundi
CapitalNgozi
Area
 • Total1,473.86 km2 (569.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2008 census)
 • Total660,717
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

Ngozi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.

The name Ngozi stands for blessing.

Location[edit]

Ngozi Province is in the center of northern Burundi, and borders Rwanda to the north. Kayanza Province is to the west, Gitega Province and Karuzi Province to the south, Muyinga Province to the east and Kirundo Province to the northeast. Most of Ngozi Province is in the Buyenzi natural region, apart from a region in the east that is in the Bweru natural region.[1]

Communes[edit]

It is divided administratively into the following communes:

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

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


02°54′30″S 29°49′35.50″E / 2.90833°S 29.8265278°E / -2.90833; 29.8265278