- Cankuzo Province
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 .Communes
Cankuzo province is divided into five communes; each governed by an elected 25-member council.
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Commune of Cankuzo
*Commune of Cendajuru
*Commune of Gisagara
*Commune of Kigamba
*Commune of Mishiha Politics
Direct Communal and National Assembly elections were held throughout Burundi on
3 June and4 July 2005 , respectively.*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 theFront for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) andUnion 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.
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