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Bujumbura (French pronunciation: [buʒumbuʁa]; Kinyarwanda pronunciation: [buʒuᵐbuɾa]), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital.
Burundi, [b] officially the Republic of Burundi, [c] is a landlocked country in East Africa. ... The capital city is Gitega and the largest city is Bujumbura. [15]
Gitega is the capital of Gitega Province, one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi.It is located in the center of the country, at roughly the same distance between the commercial capital, Bujumbura on Lake Tanganyika to the west, the Tanzanian border to the east—both at around 62 kilometres (39 mi)—and the Rwandan border, about 72 kilometres (45 mi) to the north.
Map of Burundi Bujumbura, former capital of Burundi Gitega, current capital of Burundi. This is a list of cities and towns in Burundi.. Bubanza; Buhongo; Bujumbura (former capital) [1]
Gitega Province is one of the seventeen provinces of Burundi and Gitega is its capital city. 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. [7] Gitega city had a population of 20,700 in 1990. [8]
Gitega Airport (IATA: GID, ICAO: HBBE) is an airport serving the city of Gitega, the current capital of Burundi (and capital of the Gitega Province). The airport is situated on a low ridge in the northwest section of the city. The Bujumbura VOR-DME (Ident: BJA) is located 35.6 nautical miles (65.9 km) west of the airport.
Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (IATA: BJM, ICAO: HBBA) is an airport in Bujumbura, the former capital of Burundi. It is Burundi's only international airport and the only one with a paved runway.
The cathedral on a 1961 stamp. The Regina Mundi Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Regina Mundi de Bujumbura, literally the "Cathedral of the Queen of the World in Bujumbura") [1] [2] is Catholic church in the city of Bujumbura, [3] the former capital of the African country of Burundi.