Rumonge Province

Rumonge Province
Country Burundi
CapitalRumonge
Government
 • GovernorLéonard NIYONSABA
Area
 • Total1,079.72 km2 (416.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2008 census)
 • Total352,026
 • Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Rumonge Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi.[2] It was created on 26 March 2015 by combining the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge, previously part of Bururi Province, with the Bugarama and Muhuta communes previously belonging to Bujumbura Rural Province.[3]

  1. ^ Law, Gwillim. "Provinces of Burundi". Statoids. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Rumonge désormais la 18ème province de la République du Burundi". National Assembly of Burundi. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ Nkurunziza, Pierre (26 March 2015). "LOI No 1/10 DU 26 MARS 2015 PORTANT CREATION DE LA PROVINCE DU RUMONGE ET DELIMITATION DES PROVINCES DE BUJUMBURA, BURURI ET RUMONGE" (PDF). Presidential Cabinet, Republic of Burundi. Retrieved 14 July 2015.