Eleven communes: Bubanza, Bukinanyana, Cibitoke, Isare, Mpanda, Mugere, Muhuta, Mugina, Mukaza, Ntahangwa, Rwibaga. Main town: the city of Bujumbura.

Bounded to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the north by Butanyerera province and Rwanda, to the south by Burunga province and to the east by Gitega province. Its relief combines the Imbo plain, the hills and the mountains of the Congo-Nile ridge.

To see: the port of Bujumbura, the country's maritime gateway on Lake Tanganyika; Melchior Ndadaye international airport; Intwari stadium, built in the 1960s under the name Prince Louis Rwagasore stadium and since refurbished; the beaches of Lake Tanganyika; the trees planted along the main roads, which carry the « green city » project; the mu Mirwa massif overlooking the city; Cibitoke, the country's « farming granary »; Bubanza and its rice fields, bordered by the Rukoko nature reserve and Kibira National Park.

Nine communes: Bugendana, Gitega, Gishubi, Karusi, Kiganda, Muramvya, Mwaro, Nyabihanga, Shombo.

Political capital of Burundi since 2018 and the country's second largest city, 65 kilometres east of Bujumbura, on the Kirimiro high plateaux, between 1,600 and 2,000 metres.

To see: the sanctuary of the royal drums at Gishora; the Gishuha hot springs; the Marian sanctuary of Mugera, where the Catholic mission was established in 1899 and the sanctuary consecrated on 15 August 1961 in the presence of Prince Louis Rwagasore, home to the Minor Basilica; the Christ the King cathedral at Mushasha; the free public internet space; Muramvya, the last residence of the Burundian kings before 1966, and the former royal capital of Kiganda; the Agasumo ka Mwaro falls; the CEFOR-Rusi centre in Shombo commune; the monument to Unity and Independence at Karusi; the Mubuga solar power station.

Eight communes: Busoni, Kayanza, Kiremba, Kirundo, Matongo, Muhanga, Ngozi, Tangara. Main town: Ngozi.

In the north of the country, bordering Rwanda. Its motto: « Nta vyizana, biraronderwa, ahari ishaka nta kidashoboka » — nothing is obtained without effort; where there is will, nothing is impossible.

Products: high-quality coffee for export, tea recognised on international markets, Hass avocado known as « Ruhere », maize, beans, potato, cassava, banana, vegetable and fruit crops.

To see: Kibira National Park; the Rwegura dam and reservoir; Lake Rwihinda; Ngozi, in the Buyenzi coffee region at about 1,800 metres; Kayanza, at nearly 2,000 metres, the heart of national coffee and tea production.

Seven communes: Gisagara, Cankuzo, Butihinda, Muyinga, Butaganzwa, Ruyigi, Gisuru. Main town: the city of Cankuzo, in the Buyogoma natural region.

The name Buhumuza comes from the verb guhumuza, « to console » or « to comfort », linked to a legend of peace and calm.

To see: Ruvubu National Park; the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish of Muyaga, the country's first Catholic parish (23 May 1898), and the Buruhukiro sanctuary; the Misugi cross, raised in 1898 in Gisagara commune; Lake Rweru; Muyinga, at the crossing of the border corridors towards Tanzania; Ruyigi, at the foot of Mount Mpungwe, and its « KAZE MU RUYIGI » roundabout.

Seven communes: Bururi, Makamba, Matana, Musongati, Nyanza, Rumonge, Rutana. The main town is in Makamba commune.

The province stretches along Lake Tanganyika, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west and Tanzania to the south-east. It has seven natural regions: Imbo, Mirwa on the Congo-Nile ridge, Buragane, Bututsi, Kumoso, Mugamba and Kirimiro.

To see: the southernmost source of the Nile at Gasumo; the Karera and Mwishanga falls at Musongati; the Nyakazu rifts; the hot springs of Mugara and Muyange; the Bururi forest reserve, a biodiversity sanctuary sheltering primates and rare birds; the beaches and fishing of Rumonge; the Burton and Speke monument at Nyanza; the Nkurunziza Peace Park Complex Stadium at Makamba.

Industries named: the Mosso Sugar Company, Savonor, the Karonda industrial complex (CIKAR), the Tora tea factory, and an ISABU research unit for multiplying selected seed.