Muramvya Province
{{short description|Province of Burundi}}
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Muramvya Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The capital city is Muramvya. In 2007 the province was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
Location
Muramvya Province is in the center of western Burundi.
It borders Bubanza Province and Bujumbura Rural Province to the west, Mwaro Province to the south, Gitega Province to the east and Kayanza Province to the north.
The eastern part of Muramvya Province is in the Mugamba natural region, and the western part is in the Kirimiro natural region.{{sfn|Atlas des quatre sites Ramsar|p=12}}
Culture
The area is renowned for the route of enthronement of the Bami (kings), the royal capital of Mbuye, the necropolis of the queen mothers in Mpotsa, and the royal necropolis of Nkiko-Mugamba, amongst other things.{{sfn|Les paysages naturels sacrés de Muramvya}}
World Heritage status
The region's cultural and natural landscape was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on May 9, 2007 in the Mixed (Cultural & Natural) category.{{sfn|Les paysages naturels sacrés de Muramvya}}
Communes
Muramvya Province 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}}
- {{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5143/ |accessdate=2009-02-25 |ref={{harvid|Les paysages naturels sacrés de Muramvya}}
|title=Les paysages naturels sacrés de Muramvya, de Mpotsa et de Nkiko-Mugamba |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}
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