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/
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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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