Mwaro Province
{{short description|Province of Burundi}}
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Mwaro Province is one of the 19 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Mwaro.
Mwaro Province one of two provinces that were created in 1999 as a result of splitting the Muramvya Province; the other province retained the name of Muramvya.
Location
Mwaro Province is in the center of western Burundi.
It is south of Muramvya Province, east of Gitega Province, north of Bururi Province and east of Bujumbura Rural Province.
The western part of the province is in the Mugamba natural region and the eastern part in the Kirimiro natural region.
Small areas in the south are in the Bututsi 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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