Kayanza Province
{{short description|Province of Burundi}}
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Kayanza Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi.{{cite web |title=Burundi |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/burundi/ |website=The World Factbook |publisher=CIA |access-date=3 April 2020}} Its capital city is also called Kayanza centre.
Location
Kayanza Province is in the center of northern Burundi, adjoining Rwanda to the north.
It borders Cibitoke Province and Bubanza Province to the west, Muramvya Province and Gitega Province to the south, and Ngozi Province to the east.
The western part of Kayanza Province is in the Mugamba natural region, and the eastern part in the Buyenzi natural region.
Some parts of the south are in the Kirimiro natural region.{{sfn|Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar|p=12}}
Communes
It is divided administratively into the following communes:
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- {{citation |url=https://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/atlas_fin_small.pdf |accessdate=2024-06-22 |language=fr |ref={{harvid|Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar}}
|title=Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar: Localisation et Resources |publisher=Ministry of Water, Environment and Urbanism |date=October 2014}}
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