Cankuzo Province
Appearance
Cankuzo Province
Mkoa wa Kankuzo | |
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Country | Burundi |
Capital | Cankuzo |
Government | |
• Governor | Régine Katabarumwe (UPRONA) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,964.54 km2 (758.51 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 4th |
Population (2008 census) | |
• Total | 228,873 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Cankuzo Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.[1] Located in the eastern part of the country, the province covers an area of 1,965 km2. The provincial capital is Cankuzo. It is Burundi's least populated province.
Communes[edit]
Cankuzo Province is divided into five communes; each governed by an elected 25-member council.
Politics[edit]
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.