{{short description|Former province of Burundi}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Rumonge | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = Province | image_skyline = Nkayamba, La Magie de la Nature à Votre Portée.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = The town of Rumonge | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Rumonge in Burundi.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of the former province of Rumonge in Burundi | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Flag|Burundi}} | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | founder = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Rumonge | government_footnotes = | established_title = Established | established_date = 2015 | extinct_title = Disestablished | extinct_date = 2025 <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_rural_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_metro_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_magnitude = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = <!-- square kilometers --> | area_total_km2 = 1079.72 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 352026 | population_as_of = 2008 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note =<ref name=statoids>{{cite web |last=Law |first=Gwillim |url=http://www.statoids.com/ubi.html |title=Provinces of Burundi |website=Statoids |accessdate=13 July 2015}}</ref> | timezone1 = CAT | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }} '''Rumonge''' was one of the provinces of Burundi.<ref name=assembly>{{cite web |url=http://www.assemblee.bi/Rumonge-desormais-la-18eme |title=Rumonge désormais la 18ème province de la République du Burundi |language=fr |publisher=National Assembly of Burundi |accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> It was created on 26 March 2015 by combining the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge, previously part of Bururi Province, with the Bugarama and Muhuta communes previously belonging to Bujumbura Rural Province.<ref name=law>{{cite web |last=Nkurunziza |first=Pierre |author-link=Pierre Nkurunziza |url=http://www.assemblee.bi/IMG/pdf/10%20du26%20mars%202015.pdf |title=LOI N<sup>o</sup> 1/10 DU 26 MARS 2015 PORTANT CREATION DE LA PROVINCE DU RUMONGE ET DELIMITATION DES PROVINCES DE BUJUMBURA, BURURI ET RUMONGE |publisher=Presidential Cabinet, Republic of Burundi |date=26 March 2015 |accessdate=14 July 2015}}</ref> In 2025, it was divided between the new provinces of Burunga and Bujumbura.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Manirakiza |first=Patrick |date=2025-07-06 |title=Burundi’s new Governors sworn in following major provincial reforms |url=https://www.burunditimes.com/burundis-new-governors-sworn-in-following-major-provincial-reforms/ |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=Burundi Times |language=en}}</ref> The communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge became part of Burunga, while the communes of Bugarama and Muhuta became part of the province of Bujumbura.<ref name=projet>{{cite web |url=https://www.senat.bi/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PROJET-DE-LOI-ORGANIQUE-PORTANT-DELIM-DES-PROVINCES-DE-1-A-50.pdf |title= Projet de loi organique portant délimitation des provinces, des communes, des zones, des collines/quartiers de la République du Burundi |access-date=27 July 2025 |publisher=Senate of Burundi}}</ref>
==Geography== The capital was at Rumonge,<ref name=law/> on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. The Rumonge Nature Reserve, a semi-deciduous forest, and Kigwena Nature Reserve, a lowland tropical forest, were located in the province.
==Government== The province's first governor, Juvénal Bigirimana, was sworn in on 17 April 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gahimbare |first=Grâce-Divine |date=20 April 2015 |title=PROVINCE RUMONGE: Investiture du gouverneur |trans-title=RUMONGE PROVINCE: Inauguration of the governor |url=http://www.ppbdi.com/index.php/extras/jtuts/1813-province-rumonge-investiture-du-gouverneur |language=fr |newspaper=Publications De Presse Burundaise |access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref> In June 2015 it elected four deputies to Burundi's National Assembly,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ceniburundi.bi/IMG/pdf/deputes_national_2015-2.pdf |title=Résultats provisoires de l'election des deputes au niveau national |date=8 July 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> and in July it chose its first two senators, Jean-Pierre Ndayahundwa and Tharcisse Rutomo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liste des Sénateurs Législature 2015-2020 |url=http://www.senat.bi/?p=1138 |publisher=Senat du Burundi |accessdate=9 August 2015}}</ref>
Bigirimana was succeeded as the provincial governor by Consolateur Nitunga in 2020,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://burundi-agnews.org/government/burundi-nitunga-consolateur-nouveau-gouverneur-de-la-province-rumonge/ |title=BURUNDI : NITUNGA Consolateur, nouveau gouverneur de la province RUMONGE |language=fr |publisher=Burundi AgNews |date=17 July 2020 |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref> and Léonard Niyonsaba in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://presidence.gov.bi/2023/01/10/un-nouveau-gouverneur-pour-la-province-de-rumonge/ |title=Un nouveau gouverneur pour la province de Rumonge |language=fr |publisher=Office of the President of Burundi |date=10 January 2023 |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref>
==Communes== Rumonge Province administered the following communes:<ref name=law/> * Commune of Bugarama * Commune of Burambi * Commune of Buyengero * Commune of Muhuta * Commune of Rumonge
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