Burunga: population, homes, farming and livestock
Burunga is a province of Burundi, number 4 of 5 by population. Burunga had 2,118,551 residents at the 2024 General Census (preliminary results published in March 2025), 17.2% of Burundi's 12,332,788 and 2nd smallest of 5 provinces; 1,101,697 were women and 1,016,854 men, 92 men for every 100 women (Burundi: 92).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Burunga: 92.4% of the 445,204 households in Burunga were farming households in 2024 (411,362), 2nd lowest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 85.7%).
Which communes are in Burunga province?
Burunga is one of the five provinces that replaced Burundi's 18 provinces in 2025 and is made up of 7 communes: Bururi, Makamba, Matana, Musongati, Nyanza, Rumonge, Rutana; it includes the chief towns of the former provinces of Bururi, Makamba and Rutana. The most populous commune in the 2024 census was Rumonge (429,237) and the smallest Bururi (189,958).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow urban is Burunga?
19.9% of people in ordinary households in Burunga lived in urban areas in 2024, 2nd highest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 24.5%); the most urban commune was Nyanza at 30.7%.
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow big are households in Burunga?
The 2024 census counted 445,204 ordinary households in Burunga, with an average of 4.7 people each (Burundi: 2,724,457 households, 4.5 people each).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow many deputies does Burunga elect?
With 18 of the 108 directly elected seats in the National Assembly chosen in June 2025, Burunga has one deputy for about 117,700 residents (Burundi: one for about 114,200); the CNDD-FDD won every elected seat nationwide, and 3 Twa members were co-opted to make 111.
Source: Constitutional Court of Burundi (published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, CENI) · saved copyWhat are homes in Burunga built with?
77.4% of households in Burunga lived in a home with an earth floor in 2024 and 19.8% had a cement or concrete floor; 2nd lowest of 5 for earth floors (Burundi: 76.0% and 19.0%).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow many homes in Burunga have a straw roof?
85.1% of households in Burunga had a metal-sheet roof in 2024, 5.0% a locally made tile roof and 8.3% a straw roof; 2nd highest of 5 for straw roofs (Burundi: 63.5%, 27.5% and 6.9%).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow many people in Burunga live in huts?
3.0% of households in Burunga lived in a traditional hut (case or hutte) in 2024, the highest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 2.2%).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow provinces are governed in Burundi
Provinces (5 since the 2025 elections; previously 18). Governor appointed by the president. Deconcentrated state unit that supervises communes and coordinates their plans.
Every tier of government in Burundi
Other provinces of Burundi
- Bujumbura 3,353,555
- Butanyerera 2,530,206
- Gitega 2,278,215
- Buhumuza 2,052,261
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Sources
- Constitutional Court of Burundi (published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, CENI): Ruling RCCB 453 proclaiming the final results of the election of deputies of 5 June 2025 (seats by province), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 dc9bbefbfce1…)
- Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU): Decree No. 100/032 of 27 March 2025 publishing the preliminary results of the 2024 General Census of Population, Housing, Agriculture and Livestock (RGPHAE 2024): tables 2, 6, 15-19, 21, 22 and 25 by province and commune, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 019aeca1397f…)
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