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Bujumbura

Eastern Africa

Bujumbura, formerly Usumbura, is Burundi's largest city and main port on the north-eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It served as Burundi's political capital until 2019, when the seat of government moved to Gitega, and it remains the country's leading economic and commercial centre, shipping coffee, cotton and tin ore. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
374,809 1
Area (sq km)
127 1
Founding Year
1871 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
774 1
Latitude
3.36278 degrees south 1
Longitude
29.36556 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Burundi, Countries
Source Bujumbura (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Constitutional Court of Burundi

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Source Association of Constitutional Courts using the French Language: Cour constitutionnelle du BurundiContact
Quote, Contact
Cour constitutionnelle B.P. 151 BUJUMBURA
Supreme Court of Burundi

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Source Association of Supreme Courts of French-speaking Countries: Burundi Cour supremeContact
Quote, Contact
Contact Cour suprême du Burundi Adresse : BP 1305 Bujumbura
Sources
1. Bujumbura (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Population (2023) • City 374,809
  • Infobox: population_total
    374809
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2023
  • Infobox: area_urban_km2
    127
  • Infobox, Elevation
    774 m (2,539 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    3°21′46″S 29°21′56″E / 3.36278°S 29.36556°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    3°21′46″S 29°21′56″E / 3.36278°S 29.36556°E
  • Infobox: established_date
    1871
  • Associated With: Burundi, Infobox, Country
    Burundi
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Bujumbura - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 425378
    -3.38193 29.36142 P PPLA BI 24 12237757 769317 807 Africa/Bujumbura
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 807 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -3.25, 29.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -3.25, 29.25
-3.25 29.25 Aw
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Wikidata: Bujumbura
Wikidata Q3854, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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