Bujumbura Mairie Province was one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It consisted entirely of the city of Bujumbura, Burundi's largest city and economic capital. In 2025, it was merged into the new Bujumbura Province.

Location

Bujumbura Mairie Province was in the west of Burundi. It bordered Lake Tanganyika to the west and was surrounded by Bujumbura Rural Province to the north, east and south. It was in the Imbo natural region apart from a small section of the east in the Mumirwa natural region.

History It was created by splitting Bujumbura Province into Bujumbura Mairie Province and Bujumbura Rural Province.

Administrative subdivisions The city of Bujumbura was divided into three communes (as of 2014),Bientôt la Mairie de Bujumbura composée de 3 communes Bujumbura News which were sub-divided into 13 neighborhoods (per Ministerial Order No. 530/1279 of 22 September 2005), which were further sub-divided into quarters

Commune of Muha Kanyosha Quarters: Gisyo-Nyabaranda, Musama, Nyabugete, Kizingwe-Bihara, Nkega-Busoro, Ruziba, Kajiji

Quarters: Kibenga, Kinanira I, Kinanira II, Kinanira III, Kinindo, Zeimet-OUA

Quarters: Gasekebuye-Gikoto, Gitaramuka, Kamesa, Kinanira I, Kinanira II Commune of Mukaza Buyenzi Quarters: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII

Quarters: Bwiza I, Bwiza II, Bwiza III, Bwiza IV, Kwijabe I, Kwijabe II, Kwijabe III

Quarters: Kigwati, Nyakabiga I, Nyakabiga II, Nyakabiga III

Quarters: Centre Ville, Rohero I - Gatoke, Kabondo, Mutanga-Sud - Sororezo, Asiatique, I.N.S.S, Rohero II, Kiriri-Vugizo Commune of Ntahangwa Buterere Quarters: Buterere I, Buterere II A, Buterere II B, Kabusa, Kiyange, Maramvya, Mubone, Mugaruro, Kiyange

Quarters: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII Gihosha Quarters: Gasenyi, Gihosha, Gikungu, Kigobe, Mutanga-Nord, Muyaga, Nyabagere, Taba, Winterekwa

Quarters: Gikizi, Gituro, Heha, Kavumu, Mirango I, Mirango II, Songa, Teza, Twinyoni Kigobe Quarters: Kigobe Nord, Kigobe Sud Kinama Quarters: Bubanza, Buhinyuza, Bukirasazi I, Bukirasazi II, Bururi, Carama, Gitega, Kanga, Muramvya, Muyinga, Ngozi, Ruyigi, SOCARTI.

Quarters: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, Industriel

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External links in 2009, showing 13 communes