Burunga Province is one of the five provinces of Burundi created in the country's 2025 administrative reorganization, formed by merging the former Bururi, Makamba and Rutana provinces together with communes previously belonging to Rumonge and Gitega provinces. It is the largest of Burundi's five current provinces by area, covering about 6,206 square kilometers, and recorded a population of 2,118,551 in the 2024 census. Its capital is Makamba, while Rumonge is its largest town.
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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.
History section
On 16 March 2023, President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye signed into law a reorganization of Burundi's administrative divisions, which included the reduction of Burundi's provinces from eighteen to five.
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