Ngozi Province | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Ngozi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1473.86 |
Population Total: | 660717 |
Population As Of: | 2008 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Ngozi Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.
The name Ngozi stands for blessing.
Ngozi Province is in the center of northern Burundi, and borders Rwanda to the north.Kayanza Province is to the west, Gitega Province and Karuzi Province to the south, Muyinga Province to the east and Kirundo Province to the northeast.Most of Ngozi Province is in the Buyenzi natural region, apart from a region in the east that is in the Bweru natural region.
It is divided administratively into the following communes: