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

Commune of Gihogazi

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Commune of Gihogazi
Coordinates: 3°07′30″S 29°58′30″E / 3.12500°S 29.97500°E / -3.12500; 29.97500
CountryFile:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi
ProvinceKaruzi Province
Administrative centerGihogazi
Area
 • Total
74.3 sq mi (192.4 km2)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
67,627
 • 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Commune de Giohgazi". Ministère de Développement Communal (in French). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Gihogazi". La Province de Karuzi (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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