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Cankuzo Province

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Country
  
Burundi

Area rank
  
Ranked 4th

Capital
  
Cankuzo

Area
  
1,965 km²

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Cankuzo Province is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Located in the eastern part of the country, the province covers an area of 1,965 km². The provincial capital is Cankuzo.

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Map of Cankuzo, Burundi

Communes

Cankuzo Province is divided into five communes; each governed by an elected 25-member council.

  • Commune of Cankuzo
  • Commune of Cendajuru
  • Commune of Gisagara
  • Commune of Kigamba
  • Commune of Mishiha

    • Politics

    Direct Communal and National Assembly elections were held throughout Burundi on 3 June and 4 July 2005, respectively.

  • In communal council elections, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD- FDD) won a majority of the 125 seats followed by the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) and Union for National Progress (UPRONA). Smaller parties won the remaining seats.
  • Cankuzo province has four deputies in the National Assembly. They are distributed as follows: CNDD-FDD – 2, FRODEBU – 1, UPRONA – 1.

    • References

    Cankuzo Province Wikipedia
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