[1] In 2008 the commune covered 351.7 square kilometres (135.8 sq mi).

The largest part is in the Bututsi natural region, but its temperate tropical climate is typical of the Kirimiro natural region.

The economy is dominated by agriculture on small, narrow plots of land, usually less than 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres).

[3] In July 2017 Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi, laid the first sheet of metal on a large building in Nkondo colline, Commune of Nyarusange, that was to hold a school for paramedics.

It was being built with the financial support of Vénérand Kazohera, who was a native of the place.