Busoni is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.
Commune of Busoni | |
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  Commune of Busoni | |
| Coordinates: 2°31′37″S 30°13′01″E / 2.527°S 30.217°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Province | Kirundo Province |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Location edit
The Commune of Busoni is in the north of Kirundo Province, bordering Rwanda to the north. The northeast is covered by the southern part of Lake Rweru, which extends north into Rwanda and east into the Commune of Giteranyi. Lake Kanzigiri defines the northeastern boundary with the Commune of Bwambarangwe. Akayoba Island (Île Akayoba) is in the south of the lake. The Murehe Forest is in the north of the commune. The upper part of Lake Cohoha is in the northeast. The RN 14 highway runs north through the eastern part of the commune through Gasenyi to the Rwandan border, where it becomes the NR5 highway.[1]
Administrative divisions edit
The capital of the commune is at Busoni. There is a health center at Kabanga.[2]
Busoni is divided into 42 collines, from north to south:[3]
- Gatete
- Lake Rweru
- Sigu
- Rwibikara
- Gatare
- Nyabisindu
- Kivo
- Kumana
- Marembo
- Murambi
- Nyagisozi
- Kigoma
- Higiro
- Munazi
- Gitete
- Muyange
- Nyakizu
- Ruheha
- Gisenyi
- Kibonde
- Muvyuko
- Nyabugeni
- Kididiri
- Burara
- Karambo
- Kabanga
- Rugarama
- Rurira
- Renga
- Rutabo
- Mugobe
- Buringa
- Murore
- Rurende
- Kagege
- Ruyaga
- Munyinya
- Buhimba
- Gatemere
- Mukerwa
- Kiravumba
- Runyinya
Economy edit
In 2008 the OPEC Fund for International Development announced a project to build a paved road running 37 kilometres (23 mi) from the city of Kirundo to Gasenyi and the border with Rwanda. The project would also includes upgrades to feeder roads and social infrastructure.[4] In 2021 and again in 2022 dozens of collines in the Bugabira, Busoni, Kirundo and Ntega communes of Kirundo experienced a shortage of rain during the period when the bean, corn and sorghum crops were flowering and ripening, affecting over 200,000 people. Many men left the affected areas in search of work, leaving the elderly, disabled, women and children behind.[5]
References edit
Sources edit
- "Burundi / Kirundo / Busoni", GADM, retrieved 2024-06-11
- EDF — electrification of 25 health centres in the provinces of Kirundo, Muyinga, Cankuzo, Ruyigi and Rutana in Burundi, Mercell Norge AS, retrieved 2024-06-08
- Kirundo-Gasenyi Road Project, OPEC Fund for International Development, 2008, retrieved 2024-06-08
- "Relation: Busoni (2985685)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2024-06-11
- UN Humanitarian (23 February 2022), Burundi: 200,000 people affected by lack of rain need assistance, OCHA, retrieved 2024-06-08
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