Commune of Kirundo | |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Burundi |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Burundi |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kirundo Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Kirundo |
Area Total Km2: | 207.29 |
Population As Of: | 2008 census |
Population Total: | 93110 |
Timezone: | Central Africa Time |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -2.5847°N 30.0972°W |
Elevation M: | 1526 |
The Commune of Kirundo is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.
The Commune of Kirundo has an area of and had a population of 93,110 as of the 2008 census.
The Rwihinda Lake Nature Reserve is in Kirundo commune, to the west of Kirundo Airport.Marshes extend northwest from the reserve to the Akanyaro River, which forms the border with Rwanda.Lake Rwihinda has been threatened by lack of rain since 1999 and excessive evapotranspiration.
Settlements include the provincial capital of Kirundo; Rutare, to the north of the airport; and Mutwenzi, near to the Mutwenzi military base.
Kirundo is divided into 22 collines, from north to south: