Commune of Vumbi
Commune in Kirundo Province, Burundi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Commune of Vumbi is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.[1]
Commune of Vumbi | |
|---|---|
  Commune of Vumbi | |
| Coordinates: 2°42′34″S 30°06′36″E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Province | Kirundo Province |
| Administrative center | Vumbi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Location
The Commune of Vumbi has an area of 205.8 square kilometres (79.5 sq mi) and had a population of 77,656 as of the 2008 census.[2]
Administrative divisions
The capital lies at Vumbi.
Vumbi is divided into 36 collines, from north to south:[3]
- Kabirizi
- Canika
- Kiziba
- Nyamisagara
- Rwamikore
- Kirima
- Muramba
- Gahe
- Nyabihanga
- Gatare
- Martyazo
- Gasura
- Muyebe
- Kigobe
- Cendajuru
- Bwinyana
- Burarana
- Nyamivuma
- Ryangema
- Gashingwa
- Nyamyumba
- Nyagatovu
- Kabuye-Gitanga
- Vumbi
- Mutoyi
- Rugeri
- Rwisuri
- Nyakibanda
- Rwimanzovu
- Nyabikenke
- Kavumu
- Butsimba
- Kiraro
- Mbasi
- Kabuye-Shororo
- Gikomero
About 1500 Rwandan refugees were in Vumbi commune during the genocide.[4]
