The capital and largest city of Burundi, in the western part of the country on Lake Tanganyika. Originally called Usumbura, it was renamed when Burundi became independent in 1962. Population: 330,000.
Bujumbura
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The capital and largest city of Burundi, in the western part of the country on Lake Tanganyika. Originally called Usumbura, it was renamed when Burundi became independent in 1962. Population: 330,000.
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Bujumbura (bū'jəm'bʊr'ə), city (1994 est. pop. 300,000), capital of Burundi and of Bujumbura prov., W Burundi, a port on Lake Tanganyika. Formerly known as Usumbura, it is Burundi's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. Manufactures include food products, cement and other building materials, textiles, soap, shoes, and metal goods. Livestock and agricultural produce from the surrounding region are traded in the city. Bujumbura is Burundi's main port and ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton, skins, and tin ore, via Lake Tanganyika to Tanzania and Congo (Kinshasa). Roads connect the city to cities in the Congo and Rwanda. A small village in the 19th cent., Bujumbura grew after it became (1899) a military post in German East Africa. After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgian Ruanda-Urundi League of Nations mandate. Its name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962. The Univ. of Bujumbura (1960) is there. The city has an international airport. Since independence, Bujumbura has been the scene of frequent fighting between the country's two main ethnic groups, with Hutu militias opposing the Tutsi-dominated Burundi army.
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The country code is: 257
The city code is: 2
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This article is about the city Bujumbura. For provinces with this name, see Bujumbura Province.
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| Coordinates: 3°23′00″S 29°22′00″E / 3.3833333°S 29.3666667°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Province | Bujumbura Mairie Province |
| Area | |
| - Total | 86.54 km2 (33.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 774 m (2,539 ft) |
| Population (1990) | |
| - Total | 235,440 |
| - Density | 2,720.6/km2 (7,046.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CAT (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | none (UTC+2) |
| Website | Official site |
Bujumbura (pronounced /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊərə/; French pronunciation: [buʒumbuʁa]) is the capital city and main port of Burundi and ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton, skins, and tin ore.
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The city center is a colonial town with a large market, the national stadium, a large mosque, and the cathedral for the Archdiocese of Bujumbura. Museums in the city include the Burundi Museum of Life and the Burundi Geological Museum. Other nearby attractions include the Rusizi National Park, the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere (where David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley visited 14 days after their first historic meeting at Ujiji in Tanzania), the presidential palace and the source of the southernmost tributary of the Nile, described locally as the source of the Nile.
Ferries sail from Bujumbura to Kigoma in Tanzania, while the city is also home to the Bujumbura International Airport and the University of Bujumbura.
History
Bujumbura grew from a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889. After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. The city's name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962. Since independence, Bujumbura has been the scene of frequent fighting between the country's two main ethnic groups, with Hutu militias opposing the Tutsi-dominated Burundi army.
Administration
Bujumbura is governed by a community council and community administrator. It is further divided into 13 communes, or neighborhoods, each with its own neighborhood council and neighborhood boss.[1]
It is also its own province, the Bujumbura Mairie Province.
Economy
Air Burundi, the national airline of Burundi, has its head office in Bujumbura.[2][3]
Climate
| Weather data for Bujumbura | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34 (93) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
15 (59) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 94 (3.7) |
109 (4.29) |
121 (4.76) |
125 (4.92) |
57 (2.24) |
11 (0.43) |
5 (0.2) |
11 (0.43) |
37 (1.46) |
64 (2.52) |
100 (3.94) |
114 (4.49) |
796 (31.34) |
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Education
Bujumbura University is located in Bujumbura.
References
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- ^ L’administration de la Municipalité de Bujumbura, official city website
- ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. 31 March - 6 April 1999. "51.
- ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. 16-22 March 2004. "- 0060.html 58."
- ^ "Average Conditions Bujumbura, Burundi". BBC Weather. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT000090. Retrieved September 02 2009.
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Coordinates: 03°23′S 29°22′E / 3.383°S 29.367°E
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