 The province has a population of 725,223 and the Gitega Commune the largest population of 155,005; the least populous commune is Ryansoro with a population of 35,835.Gitega city had a population of 20,700 in 1990.As of June 2000, 21,350 people were located in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, housed in 16 settlements within the province.