Bujumbura
Bujumbura | |
|---|---|
 Central Bujumbura, wi Loch Tanganyika in the backgrund | |
  Bujumbura | |
| Coordinates: 3°23′S 29°22′E / 3.383°S 29.367°ECoordinates: 3°23′S 29°22′E / 3.383°S 29.367°E | |
| Kintra |  Burundi |
| Province | Bujumbura Mairie Province |
| Foondit | 1871 |
| Area | |
| • City | 86.52 km2 (33.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 774 m (2,539 ft) |
| Population (2008 census) | |
| • City | 497,166 |
| • Density | 2720.6/km2 (7,046/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 800,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (none) |
| Website | Offeecial steid |
Bujumbura (/ˌbʊdʒəmˈbʊrə/ or /ˌbʊˈdʒʊmbʊrə/;[1] French pronunciation: [byʒœ̃byʁa]), umwhile Usumbura, is the economic caipital,[2] lairgest city an main port o Burundi. It ships maist o the kintra's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton an tin ore. In late Dizember 2018, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza annooncit that he wad follae throu on a 2007 promise tae return Gitega its umwhile poleetical caipital status, wi Bujumbura remainin as economical caipital an center o commerce. A vote in the Pairlament o Burundi made the chynge offeecial on 16 Januar 2019, wi aw branches o govrenment expectit tae muive in ower three years.[3]
References
- ↑ ""Top Burundi army officer and his wife gunned down in Bujumbura"". CGTN News. 25 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 1 Mairch 2019.
- ↑ "Burundi names Gitega as new capital". theeastafrican. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ "Burundi to change its capital city". BusinessGhana. 18 Januar 2019. Retrieved 10 Januar 2020.