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Gitega

Eastern Africa

Gitega is the political capital of Burundi, roughly 62 kilometres east of Bujumbura on the country's central plateau. Previously the royal seat of the Kingdom of Burundi until 1966, it was reinstated as the national capital by parliamentary vote on 16 January 2019, ending Bujumbura's tenure since independence. 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
135,467 1
Area (sq km)
22 1
Founding Year
1912 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1504 1
Latitude
3.42833 degrees south 1
Longitude
29.925 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Burundi, Countries
Source Gitega (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Burundi, Countries
Source Gitega (Wikipedia)
Gitega Province, States or Territories
Source Gitega Province (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Gitega (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    On 24 December 2018, it was announced by Nkurunziza that Gitega was to become the capital city of Burundi, pending only Parliament approval. The expected parliamentary assent (given the President's CNDD-FFD party comfortable majority in both chambers) arrived through a vote on 16 January 2019, with some ministries already starting the move two days later.
  • Infobox: population_total
    135,467
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2020
  • Infobox, Area
    22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,504 m (4,934 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    03°25′42″S 29°55′30″E / 3.42833°S 29.92500°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    03°25′42″S 29°55′30″E / 3.42833°S 29.92500°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1912
  • 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. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -3.4283,29.925
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 1693.0
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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, 29.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -3.25, 29.75
-3.25 29.75 Cwb
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4. GeoNames: Gitega - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 426272
Quote, cities500 record 426272
-3.42708 29.92463 P PPLC BI 13 7670597 64904 1684 Africa/Bujumbura
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Wikidata: Gitega
Wikidata Q167551, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Gitega Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCapital Of: Gitega Province, Infobox: seat
Quote, Capital Of: Gitega Province, Infobox: seat
Gitega
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