Commune of Gihogazi

Commune in Karuzi Province, Burundi

Commune of Gihogazi

Commune

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
Province| Karuzi Province
Administrative center| Gihogazi
Area

• Total

| 74.3 sq mi (192.4 km2)
Population

(2008)

• Total

| 67,627
• Density| 910/sq mi (351/km2)
Time zone| UTC+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

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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.

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Karuzi Province

Capital: Karuzi

* Commune of Bugenyuzi
* Commune of Buhiga
* Commune of Gihogazi
* Commune of Gitaramuka
* Commune of Mutumba
* Commune of Nyabikere
* Commune of Shombo

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