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28-435: Kabanga may refer to: Kabanga, Burundi Kabanga, Kigoma Region Kabanga, Kagera Region Cikabanga , a pidgin of isiZulu with influence from iciBemba [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

56-538: A depression in the inter-lacustrine zone of East Africa that extends across northeastern Burundi and southeastern Rwanda. It is bounded to the west by the Kanyaru River valley. To the north, east and south it is bounded by dissected plateaus that rise above it. The depression contains large valleys holding Holocene sediments, swamps and shallow lakes. 12% of the province is in the Bweru natural region , including

84-448: A price agreed upon in advance. The result was rapid growth in the number of tobacco farmers and the quantity produced. In the 1980s, BTC started to clear large areas of forest to supply wood to the ovens used to dry tobacco, but did not undertake reforestation. Between 1996 and 2009, agricultural output dropped by 53.9%. Poverty has increased and there are high levels of malnutrition. The farmers have turned to farming for consumption by

112-520: A slightly different climate from Bugesera natural region, with rainfall over 1,200 millimetres (47 in) annually, and a shorter dry season lasting 5 to 6 months. Kirundo Province was formerly called Muharuro. During battles between the Rwandans and Barundi in Muharuro in 1763 at Mount Shinge and Mount Rugero , near the provincial capital, the Rwandans were decisively defeated through tactics of

140-643: A target population of 22,936 as of 2017. As of 2013, quality of service levels for hygiene, maternity care and financial management were high, at around 95%. Jean Baptiste Nzigamasabo, known by the nickname "Gihahe", a parliamentarian of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) and former rebel reportedly has much control in Kabanga. On January 24, 2010, violence broke out in Kabanga, when members of

168-404: A variety of fish to the surrounding populations. The wetlands leading out of and into many of the lakes are irrigated for rice and sugar cane fields, and the surrounding hillsides are developed for diverse agricultural production. Wetlands include Rugamura Marsh , Kabuyenge Marsh and Nyavyamo Marsh . Nyamabuno Marsh ( marais de Nyamabuno ). The Lacs du Nord Aquatic Landscape Protected Area

196-569: Is appointed by the President of Burundi after confirmation by the Senate. A partial list of governors of the province: Until 1970 some of the communes of Kirundo province had few people and were covered in forest. Then migrants from Ngozi and Kayanza came to the province and cleared the forests to create arable land. Farmers in Kirundo province produced goods for sale in the markets. Kirundo

224-459: Is headed by an administrator. The population is scattered, and the small city of Kirundo is the only urban settlement. Kirundo Province has one of the higher rates of population growth in Burundi. As of 2008, when the last census was taken, the commune populations and areas were: The province is divided into four health districts ( French : Districts Sanitaires ): There are hospitals in

252-662: The Commune of Vumbi and the south of the Commune of Gitobe . The Bweru natural region in the south of the province is mountainous. The region is known for its agricultural fertility. Kirundo Province has eight lakes: Rweru , Cohoha , Rwihinda , Kanzigiri , Gacamirindi , Nagitamo , Narungazi and Mwungere . The lakes are marshy, with an average depth of 2.5 to 5 metres (8 ft 2 in to 16 ft 5 in). All eight lakes are important bird habitats, with 60 species identified in Lake Rwihinda alone. They provide

280-470: The Sangwe cooperatives and religious leaders. He urged them to preserve peace and security, fight drunkenness, polygamy, unwanted pregnancies and corruption, limit births, send their children to school, continue to build the offices of colline chiefs and join cooperatives to accomplish development projects together. He advised the leaders of cooperatives to be fiscally prudent and transparent. Concerns raised by

308-433: The 56th anniversary of Burundi. Kirundo Province Kirundo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi , in north of the country bordering Rwanda. The economy is mostly based on agriculture, with a dispersed population and few sizable communities. Before 1970 large parts of the province were forested. Migrants from the south then cleared much of the vegetation to create agricultural land, and Kirundo became

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336-697: The CNDD-FDD's Imbonerakure youth wing fought with political opponents of the National Forces of Liberation (FNL), hurling rocks and beating people with sticks. The following day, FNL member, Jean de Dieu Ntakarutimana, was illegally arrested by the director of the local school. Minister of the Interior Edouard Nduwimana arrived in Katanga on January 28 and gave a peace talk. In December 2011 Jean Claude Ngabonziza, who represented

364-501: The Inades-Formation Burundi held a workshop on water resource management with local leaders in the capital of Kirundo Province to celebrate World Food Day . It was noted that although the 2012 water code encouraged good practices and penalized violations, some of the lakes still suffered from pollution and unsustainable illegal fishing. Protected units are: The province experiences the same wet and dry seasons as

392-811: The Kabanga Trades Education Center, as well as other works in Mukerwa and Munazi. Funding for the works was allocated to the commune by the Government of Burundi. The Collective for the Promotion of Youth Associations (CPAJ) is active in the region, and provides small loans. In 2018 Zainabu Nkundibiza, a leader of the CPAJ in the commune of Busoni, noted that on the colline of Kabanga men are often supportative of women as financial managers, and as mediators in resolving disputes. In 2024 it

420-420: The Kirundo and Mukenke health districts, and health centers ( French : Centres de Santé ), CDSs, distributed throughout the health districts. Most health centers are public ( French : Centres de Santé Public ), but some are run by religious organizations ( French : Centres de Santé Confessional ). The governor of the province must be Burundian and must live in Kirundo or come from Kirundo. The governor

448-523: The area of Burundi, making it the 8th largest province. 88% of the province is in the Bugesera natural region . This is a vast batholithic depression carved out of granite rocks. The central plateau has an altitude of 1,500 to 2,000 metres (4,900 to 6,600 ft), and the north is lower, with an average altitude of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft). The Bugesera region is part of the Kirundo district ,

476-494: The breadbasket of Burundi. The civil war from 1993 to 2005 caused agricultural output to drop by more than half. Since then, lack of farm inputs, poor infrastructure and shortages of water have caused widespread poverty. Kirundo Province is in the north of Burundi, bounded to the north and west by Rwanda . It is bounded to the southwest by Ngozi Province , and to the south and east by Muyinga Province . It has an area of 1,703.34 square kilometres (657.66 sq mi), or 6.1% of

504-456: The city of Kirundo to Gasenyi and the border with Rwanda. The project would also includes upgrades to feeder roads and social infrastructure. In November 2021 Cyriaque Nshimirimana, Second Deputy-Speaker of the Senate of Burundi , met leaders of the province in the capital of the Commune of Ntega . His audience included heads of provincial and municipal services, colline chiefs, leaders of

532-476: The family. Reasons for this change include inadequate labor, agricultural equipment and agricultural inputs, poor protection of the soil, persistent conflicts over land ownership and lack of microcredit. The poor roads also contribute to the high levels of poverty in the province. In 2008 the OPEC Fund for International Development announced a project to build a paved road running 37 kilometres (23 mi) from

560-470: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kabanga&oldid=1228583303 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kabanga, Burundi Kabanga is on the RP 61 road from Busoni to

588-506: The party opposing the CNDD in Kirundo, was arrested in Kabanga. It was said that Jean Baptiste Nzigamasabo , the deputy elected in Busoni, had told his supporters to seize Ngabonziza, whom he described as a traitor for leaving the ruling party. Nzigamasabo had earlier led a mob of CNDD-FDD youth in Kirundo, who threw stones at FNL members and chanted "We will tie you up, we will shoot you." He

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616-663: The rest of Burundi. The southeasterly monsoon brings rain in February–May, and the northeasterly monsoon brings rain in September–November. Natural vegetation includes shrubs, savanna and marshland, important for its value in groundwater storage. Expansion of farmland continues to damage this vegetation and the forest plantations. The Bugesera natural region has temperatures that vary from 14.8 to 27.1 °C (58.6 to 80.8 °F), with average annual rainfall of 800 to 1,200 millimetres (31 to 47 in). The Bweru natural region has

644-402: The troops of King Mutaga Senyamwiza . The province took its current name of Kirundo (pile) from the piles of corpses of Rwandans killed there in the battle. Download coordinates as: Kirundo Province is divided administratively into the communes of Bugabira , Busoni , Bwambarangwe , Gitobe , Kirundo , Ntega and Vumbi . These in turn are divided into 193 collines . Each commune

672-606: The west, and is in the northeast of the Commune of Busoni. It is southeast of the south end of Lake Kanzigiri , situated 3.25 kilometres (2.02 mi) to the northeast of Kabanga, which drains north into Lake Rweru . It lies at the juncture of routes 63 and 314, 14.8 kilometres (9.2 mi) northeast of Busoni , and 10.9 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Nyagisozi . There is a health center in Kabanga. It uses solar panels, with storage and an AC converter, to supply power for lights, medical equipment and refrigeration. It served

700-495: Was created in 2006, in theory conserving over 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres), or 14.2 of Burundi's interior waters, up from 0.2%. The stated goals are integrated community management, agricultural production, and lake conservation. The protected aquatic landscape integrates the integrated Natural Reserve of Murehe ; the managed Reserves of Lake Rwihinda, Lake Rweru and Lake Cohoha; and the integrated protected zones of Lakes Gacamirinda, Mwungere, Nagitamo, and Kanzigiri. In October 2023

728-550: Was not charged for this incident. In February 2020 Martin Ndagijimana, head of the youth district of the CNL party, was arrested in Kabanga by Léonard Nkeraguhiga, chief of the colline , for daring to call the chief at a late hour without permission. He was the tenth CNL activist to be detained in Busoni in a two-week period. In May 2017 the Commune of Busoni issued a call for tender for construction of an administrative block at

756-472: Was reported that a new water supply network had been installed where pumps fed water to a Murore reservoir, which was then transported to the center of Kabanga. On 4 May 2024 Kirundo Province authorities and members of the national police joined local people in the Kabanga colline to maintain the Nyarunazi-Kobero road. In September 2018, a new market was inaugurated in Kabanga, in celebration of

784-601: Was the "breadbasket of Burundi" and supplied agricultural products such as cereals and legumes to the rest of the country before the Burundian Civil War of 1993–2005. The Burundi Tobacco Company (BTC) was founded in 1979 by Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa . In 1982 it made an agreement with farmers in Cibitoke Province and Kirundo Province to supply seed, fertilizer, pesticides, crop extension services, drying and processing, and to buy their tobacco at

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