Commune of Gihogazi
Commune
Commune of Gihogazi is located in Burundi
Commune of Gihogazi
Commune of Gihogazi
Location in Burundi
Coordinates: 3°07′30″S 29°58′30″E / 3.12500°S 29.97500°E / -3.12500; 29.97500
Country Burundi
ProvinceKaruzi Province
Administrative centerGihogazi
Area
 • Total74.3 sq mi (192.4 km2)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total67,627
 • Density910/sq mi (351/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

The commune of Gihogazi is a rural commune of Karuzi Province in central Burundi.[1] The capital is Gihogazi. According to the 2008 census, Gihogazi had a total population of 67,627, of which 48% was male, and a population density of 351 people per km2.[2] The total area of the commune amounts to 192.4 km2 (74 sq mi).[3]

It consists of the following 21 collines:[4]

  • Bihembe
  • Bikingi
  • Gasenyi
  • Gasivya
  • Gihogazi
  • Kibezi
  • Kivoga
  • Kizingoma
  • Mugero
  • Mugogo
  • Munanira
  • Murago
  • Mushikanwa
  • Muzenga
  • Nyamiyaga
  • Ramba
  • Ruganira
  • Rusamaza
  • Rutegama
  • Ruyaga
  • Taba

References

  1. ↑ United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1982). Sub-Saharan Africa report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tableaux Statistiques Burundi" (PDF). Institut de la Statistique et des Études Économiques du Burundi (in French). December 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Commune de Giohgazi". Ministère de Développement Communal (in French). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gihogazi". La Province de Karuzi (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2017.

3°07′30″S 29°58′30″E / 3.12500°S 29.97500°E / -3.12500; 29.97500


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