Capital	Cankuzo
Governor	Régine Katabarumwe (UPRONA)
Area	1,965 km² Ranked 4th
Population (1999 estimate)	172,477 Ranked 17th
Communes	5

Cankuzo is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Located in the eastern part of the country, the province covers an area of 1,965 km². The provincial capital is Cankuzo. In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Cankuzo is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. ... See Also Burundi Rulers and heads of state of Burundi Heads of government of Burundi Vice-Presidents of Burundi Lists of office-holders Categories: Burundi | Lists of current office-holders ... The Union for National Progress (Unité pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) is a nationalist political party in Burundi, receiving most of its support from members of the Tutsi ethnic group. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A commune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. ... Burundi is divided into 17 provinces: Bubanza Bujumbura Mairie Bujumbura Rural Bururi Cankuzo Cibitoke Gitega Karuzi Kayanza Kirundo Makamba Muramvya Muyinga Mwaro Ngozi Rutana Ruyigi Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Burundi ... Cankuzo is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. ...

Communes

Cankuzo province is divided into five communes; each governed by an elected 25-member council.

• Cankuzo Commune
• Cendajuru Commune
• Gisagara Commune
• Kigamba Commune
• Mishiha Commune

Politics

Direct Communal and National Assembly elections were held throughout Burundi on 3 June and 4 July 2005, respectively. The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Parliament in Burundi. ... made by sparco durki nahui6 ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 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.

Provinces of Burundi
Bubanza | Bujumbura Mairie | Bujumbura Rural | Bururi | Cankuzo | Cibitoke | Gitega | Karuzi | Kayanza | Kirundo | Makamba | Muramvya | Muyinga | Mwaro | Ngozi | Rutana | Ruyigi