Burunga
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Burunga | |
|---|---|
 Rumonge, the largest town in Burunga | |
 Location of Burunga in Burundi | |
| Coordinates: 4°S 30°E / 4°S 30°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Inaugurated | 2025 |
| Capital | Makamba |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Parfait Mboninyibuka (CNDD-FDD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,206 km2 (2,396 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,118,551 |
| • Density | 341.4/km2 (884.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Burunga is the largest of Burundi's five provinces by area. It covers an area of 6,206 square kilometres (2,396 sq mi) and recorded a population of 2,118,551 in the 2024 Burundian census.[1] The province's capital is Makamba,[2] while Rumonge is its largest town, reporting a population of 35,931 in the 2008 Burundian census.[3]
Located in southern Burundi, Burunga borders Lake Tanganyika to the west, the Burundian provinces of Bujumbura, Gitega and Buhumuza to the northwest, north and northeast respectively, and Tanzania's Kigoma Region to the east and south. The Kibimbi and Inanzerwe massifs on the Bututsi plateau in the centre of the province divide the Imbo plain along Lake Tanganyika and Mumirwa foothills from the Moso and Buragane lowlands to the east.[4]
Burunga contains five of Burundi's six nature reserves: Bururi Forest Nature Reserve, Malagarazi Nature Reserve, Kigwena Nature Reserve, Rumonge Nature Reserve, and Vyanda Forest Nature Reserve.[5] The Makamba Protected Landscapes are also located in the province.[6] Three sites in Burunga are on Burundi's list of Tentative World Heritage Sites: Karera Falls and Nyakazu Gorge (also known as German Gorge[7]) in the commune of Musongati, and the southernmost source of the Nile at Gasumo on Mount Kikizi in the commune of Bururi.[8]
