Bujumbura
| Bujumbura, Burundi | |
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  Bujumbura, Burundi |
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| Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:3|23|00|S|29|22|00|E|type:city | |
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| Province | Bujumbura-Ville |
| Population (1994) | |
| - City | 300,000 |
| - Urban | 300,000 |
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| Time zone | CAT (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | none (UTC+1) |
Bujumbura (pronounced /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbuːrə/), the capital city of Burundi, and is Burundi's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center.
Geography
Etymology of name – if available. Burundi, a landlocked country, lies on a rolling plateau, with Lake Tanganyika in its southwest corner. Bujumbura lies at the northeastern corner of the lake, at an elevation of 2605 feet (794 meters). Mount Karonje, at 8809 feet (2685 meters), lies to the southeast of the capital.
Burundi has a tropical highland climate. Bujumbura's average annual temperature is 25°C (78°F), without much seasonal variation, but with slightly cooler minimums in July. Rain is irregular. Four seasons can be distinguished; the long dry season (June - August); the short west season (September-November), the short dry season (December-January) and the long wet season (February- May). Total mean annual rainfall is 33.3 inches (848mm).
Rivers and canals Size – land area, size comparison Environmental issues Districts 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.
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.
The city was the center of an ethnically inspired civil war in the 1990s and early 21st century.
Government
Burundi is a republic. The president, who is elected by popular vote to a five-year term and is eligible for a second term, is both the chief of state and head of government. The bicameral parliament consists of a national assembly with a minimum of 100 seats, of which 60 percent must be Hutu and 40 percent Tutsi, with at least 30 percent being women, and with additional seats appointed by a National Independent Electoral Commission to ensure ethnic representation. Members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms. A and with remaining seats assigned to ethnic groups and former chiefs of state.
Burundi is divided into 17 provinces, 117 communes, and 2,638 colonies. The capital city, Bujumbura, has by far the largest population. Smaller cities include Gitega, Muyinga, Ngozi, and Ruyigi.
Economy
Overview – Any specialization: For instance, is a manufactured product is associated with particular cities a. Milwaukee—cheese and beer b. Los Angeles—entertainment industry c. Sheffield—coal d. top 20 cities in the U.S. are highly specialized
Per capita GDP, rank Financial and business services sector Tourism Manufactures include textiles and soap.
Transport: Road, rail, air, sea Bujumbura is Burundi's main port and ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton, skins, and tin ore.
Ferries sail from Bujumbura to Kigoma in Tanzania, while the city is also home to the Bujumbura International Airport and the University of Bujumbura.
Demography
Bujumbura had an estimated population of 300,000 in 1994. Population = 187,297 Race/ethnicity - historical background of ethnic groups Language Religion Colleges and universities
Of interest
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), and the source of the southernmost tributary of the Nile, described locally as the source of the Nile.
The city is also where a lot of the Disney movie George of the Jungle is supposed to take place (though the film's location bears very little resemblance to the real city).
ReferencesISBN links support NWE through referral fees
- World Fact Book 2008 Burundi Retrieved August 12, 2008.
External links
Official Bujumbura's Website www.villedebujumbura.org
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