Communes of Burundi

When Rumonge province was formed, I changed the HASC codes for the two provinces that lost communes, but I neglected to make the corresponding changes for the communes of those provinces. Now I have made up the neglect.

CommuneHASCPopulation
BisoroBI.MW.BI34,175
BubanzaBI.BB.BU83,678
BugabiraBI.KI.BG89,259
BugandaBI.CI.BG69,045
BugaramaBI.RU.BG30,482
BugendanaBI.GI.BG108,387
BugenyuziBI.KR.BG81,938
BuhigaBI.KR.BH71,474
BuhinyuzaBI.MY.BH54,482
BukembaBI.RT.BU35,471
BukeyeBI.MV.BU66,090
BukinanyanaBI.CI.BK75,750
BukirasaziBI.GI.BK32,714
BurambiBI.RU.BM57,167
BurazaBI.GI.BR47,485
BururiBI.BI.BR83,614
BusigaBI.NG.BU65,143
BusoniBI.KI.BS145,424
ButaganzwaBI.KY.BU51,601
ButaganzwaBI.RY.BG63,186
ButerereBI.BM.BT28,371
ButeziBI.RY.BZ39,178
ButihindaBI.MY.BT96,890
BuyengeroBI.RU.BY58,670
BuyenziBI.BM.BY47,363
BwambarangweBI.KI.BW66,816
BweruBI.RY.BW37,502
BwizaBI.BM.BW37,688
CankuzoBI.CA.CA47,972
CendajuruBI.CA.CE32,458
CibitokeBI.BM.CI50,899
GahomboBI.KY.GH39,633
GashikanwaBI.NG.GA57,086
GashohoBI.MY.GH66,107
GasorweBI.MY.GW81,998
GataraBI.KY.GT64,112
GihangaBI.BB.GI55,344
GiharoBI.RT.GH93,365
GihetaBI.GI.GH73,017
GihogaziBI.KR.GH67,627
GihoshaBI.BM.GI39,503
GisagaraBI.CA.GI57,322
GishubiBI.GI.GB55,927
GisoziBI.MW.GI27,954
GisuruBI.RY.GI99,461
GitangaBI.RT.GT43,727
GitaramukaBI.KR.GT78,120
GitegaBI.GI.GG155,005
GiteranyiBI.MY.GI151,230
GitobeBI.KI.GI57,326
IsaleBI.BL.IS78,740
ItabaBI.GI.IT51,139
KabaroreBI.KY.KB62,303
KabeziBI.BL.KB49,079
KamengeBI.BM.KG50,070
KanyoshaBI.BM.KY59,181
KanyoshaBI.BL.KY78,823
KayanzaBI.KY.KY97,252
KayogoroBI.MA.KA88,552
KayokweBI.MW.KA49,127
KibagoBI.MA.KI44,978
KigambaBI.CA.KI40,773
KigandaBI.MV.KI48,730
KinamaBI.BM.KM49,776
KinindoBI.BM.KD21,920
KinyinyaBI.RY.KA53,038
KirembaBI.NG.KI93,336
KirundoBI.KI.KI93,110
MabandaBI.MA.MB45,836
MabayiBI.CI.MA66,367
MakambaBI.MA.MK93,558
MakebukoBI.GI.MA59,456
MarangaraBI.NG.MA67,832
MatanaBI.BI.MA42,777
MatongoBI.KY.MA70,275
MbuyeBI.MV.MB55,342
MishihaBI.CA.MI50,348
MpandaBI.BB.MP58,913
MpingaBI.RT.MP52,821
MubimbiBI.BL.MB41,689
MugambaBI.BI.MU59,084
MuginaBI.CI.MG88,451
MugongomangaBI.BL.MG27,985
MuhangaBI.KY.MH64,480
MuhutaBI.RU.MU60,633
MukikeBI.BL.MK24,660
MuramvyaBI.MV.MU81,257
MurutaBI.KY.MR57,888
MurwiBI.CI.MR82,235
MusagaBI.BM.MU43,735
MusigatiBI.BB.MU82,207
MusongatiBI.RT.MU52,949
MutahoBI.GI.MU65,354
MutambuBI.BL.MA43,763
MutimbuziBI.BL.MZ69,525
MutumbaBI.KR.MU41,476
MuyingaBI.MY.MU138,227
MwakiroBI.MY.MW43,475
MwumbaBI.NG.MW61,584
NdavaBI.MW.ND57,284
NgagaraBI.BM.NG30,296
NgoziBI.NG.NG120,557
NtegaBI.KI.NT98,665
NyabihangaBI.MW.NY60,311
NyabikereBI.KR.NY48,993
NyabirabaBI.BL.NB50,554
NyabitsindaBI.RY.NY51,534
NyakabigaBI.BM.NY20,883
NyamurenzaBI.NG.MU57,202
Nyanza LacBI.MA.NL112,752
NyarusangeBI.GI.NS40,904
RangoBI.KY.RA77,868
RoheroBI.BM.RO17,481
RugaziBI.BB.RU57,881
RugomboBI.CI.RU78,587
RuhororoBI.NG.RU62,337
RumongeBI.RU.RM145,074
RusakaBI.MW.RU44,292
RutanaBI.RT.RU55,177
RutegamaBI.MV.RU41,170
RutovuBI.BI.RT46,111
RuyigiBI.RY.RU56,631
RyansoroBI.GI.RY35,835
ShomboBI.KR.SH46,815
SongaBI.BI.SO51,831
TangaraBI.NG.TA75,640
VugizoBI.MA.VU45,223
VumbiBI.KI.VU77,656
VyandaBI.BI.VY29,685

Change history:

The following table lists 114 communes of Burundi, as of ~1996, based on source [2]. Source [4], dated 1985, shows the same divisions, except for a few name changes.

CommuneHASCPopulation
BisoroBI.MW.BI26,876
BubanzaBI.BB.BU78,135
BugabiraBI.KI.BG62,331
BugandaBI.CI.BG61,868
BugendanaBI.GI.BG94,844
BugenyuziBI.KR.BG69,138
BuhigaBI.KR.BH83,081
BuhinyuzaBI.MY.BH45,740
BujumburaBI.BM.BU319,098
BukembaBI.RT.BU21,462
BukeyeBI.MV.BU59,029
BukinanyanaBI.CI.BK65,595
BukirasaziBI.GI.BK31,294
BurambiBI.BI.BM54,775
BurazaBI.GI.BR42,074
BururiBI.BI.BR62,494
BusigaBI.NG.BU62,670
BusoniBI.KI.BS102,105
ButaganzwaBI.KY.BU45,323
ButaganzwaBI.RY.BG58,381
ButeziBI.RY.BZ34,661
ButihindaBI.MY.BT80,079
BuyengeroBI.BI.BY49,723
BwambarangweBI.KI.BW50,604
BweruBI.RY.BW36,150
CankuzoBI.CA.CA39,748
CendajuruBI.CA.CE20,462
GahomboBI.KY.GH32,211
GashikanwaBI.NG.GA50,536
GashohoBI.MY.GH90,033
GasorweBI.MY.GW63,153
GataraBI.KY.GT51,192
GihangaBI.BB.GI41,728
GiharoBI.RT.GH51,734
GihetaBI.GI.GH69,078
GihogaziBI.KR.GH59,845
GisagaraBI.CA.GI46,307
GishubiBI.GI.GS83,662
GisoziBI.MW.GI22,764
GisuruBI.RY.GI62,342
GitangaBI.RT.GT31,036
GitaramukaBI.KR.GT69,968
GitegaBI.GI.GT113,303
GiteranyiBI.MY.GI66,367
GitobeBI.KI.GI52,698
IsaleBI.BL.IS65,001
ItabaBI.GI.IT49,900
KabaroreBI.KY.KB46,918
KabeziBI.BL.KB51,050
KanyoshaBI.BL.KN77,250
KayanzaBI.KY.KY67,658
KayogoroBI.MA.KA63,822
KayokweBI.MW.KA39,993
KibagoBI.MA.KI37,237
KigambaBI.CA.KI27,849
KigandaBI.MV.KI40,954
KinyinyaBI.RY.KA33,901
KirembaBI.NG.KI82,369
KirundoBI.KI.KI78,306
MabandaBI.MA.MB41,797
MabayiBI.CI.MA55,230
MakambaBI.MA.MK91,756
MakebukoBI.GI.MA55,984
MarangaraBI.NG.MA63,026
MatanaBI.BI.MA33,277
MatongoBI.KY.MA58,882
MbuyeBI.MV.MB49,971
MishihaBI.CA.MI38,111
MpandaBI.BB.MP42,717
MpingaBI.RT.MP47,376
MubimbiBI.BL.MB35,187
MugambaBI.BI.MU49,934
MuginaBI.CI.MG71,723
MugongomangaBI.BL.MM27,053
MuhangaBI.KY.MH36,226
MuhutaBI.BL.MH69,247
MukikeBI.BL.MK23,144
MuramvyaBI.MV.MU64,071
MurutaBI.KY.MR72,677
MurwiBI.CI.MR77,304
MusigatiBI.BB.MU75,347
MusongatiBI.RT.MU49,606
MutahoBI.GI.MU58,266
MutambuBI.BL.MT47,898
MutimbuziBI.BL.MZ41,066
MutumbaBI.KR.MU31,492
MuyingaBI.MY.MU103,125
MwakiroBI.MY.MW36,850
MwumbaBI.NG.MW66,709
NdavaBI.MW.ND49,392
NgoziBI.NG.NG92,553
NtegaBI.KI.NT81,884
NyabihangaBI.MW.NY53,907
NyabikereBI.KR.NY36,927
NyabitsindaBI.RY.NY31,541
NyamurenzaBI.NG.MU54,207
Nyanza-LacBI.MA.NL75,283
RangoBI.KY.RA47,728
RugaziBI.BB.RU51,133
RugomboBI.CI.RU53,718
RuhororoBI.NG.RU62,241
RumongeBI.BI.RM86,855
RusakaBI.MW.RU36,081
RutanaBI.RT.RU43,725
RutegamaBI.MV.RU38,808
RutovuBI.BI.RT37,360
RuyigiBI.RY.RU47,591
RyansoroBI.GI.RY30,467
ShomboBI.KR.SH33,736
SongaBI.BI.SO41,047
TangaraBI.NG.TA67,071
VugizoBI.MA.VU47,597
VumbiBI.KI.VU74,243
VyandaBI.BI.VY22,466
  1. ~1997: In Gitega province, Nyarusange commune created. On the map, it looks as if Nyarusange was formed from parts of Gitega and Gishubi communes.
  2. 1998-12-10: Mwaro province split from Muramvya (former FIPS code BY05, HASC code BI.MU).
  3. ~2004: In Bujumbura Mairie province, Bujumbura split into nine communes of Buterere, Buyenzi, Bwiza, Cibitoke, Gihosha, Kamenge, Kanyosha, Kinama, Kinindo, Musaga, Ngagara, Nyakabiga, and Rohero. (This division may have existed before now, and the communes may have been called zones or something else; the 2008 census report is the only source I have that clearly lists them as communes.) In Bujumbura Rural province, Bugarama and Nyabiraba communes created. On the map, it looks as if Bugarama must have been split from Muhuta. Nyabiraba may have been created from parts of Kanyosha, Mugongomanga, and Mutambu.
  4. 2015-03-26: By Law No. 1/10, Rumonge province formed by taking Burambi, Buyengero, and Rumonge communes from Bururi province and Bugarama and Muhuta communes from Bujumbura Rural province. Those changes are reflected in the HASC codes in the main table above.

Other names of subdivisions: 

  1. Buhiga: Buhuga (variant)
  2. Gashoho: Muyange (obsolete)
  3. Kinyinya: Kanyinya (variant)
  4. Mishiha: Mushiha (variant)
  5. Mpinga: Mpinga-kayove (variant)
  6. Mugongomanga: Mugongo (variant)
  7. Nyamurenza: Murenza (variant)

Sources:

  1. [1] Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2008  (retrieved 2013-04-21).
  2. [2] Previously, this page showed 1999 population estimates from Burundi Contacts (http://www.burundi-contacts.com/pays/bujumbura.htm, dead link, retrieved 2002-12-11).
  3. [3] Burundi government website (http://www.burundi.gov.bi/g%E9ographie.htm, dead link, retrieved 2003-08-30). This source is consistent with other sources, except that it shows Kayanza divided into seven communes whose names are not found in any other source.
  4. [4] Annuaire Statistique 1985. Ministère à la Présidence Chargé du Plan, Service National des Études et Statistiques. Bujumbura, Nov. 1986.
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