title: Muramvya Province
text: # Muramvya Province
  
  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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Communes
  
  Muramvya Province is divided administratively into the following communes:
  
  * Commune of Bukeye
  * Commune of Kiganda
  * Commune of Mbuye
  * Commune of Muramvya
  * Commune of Rutegama
  