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Gitega
Gitega, Burundi · Africa
About Gitega
Gitega sits on the route: 30 minutes from Mwaro.
Gitega is in Burundi, with about 65,000 people. The nearest town is Mwaro, about 26 km away.
Gitega (French pronunciation: [ɡiteɡa]), formerly Kitega, is the political capital of Burundi. Located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly 62 kilometres (39 mi) east of Bujumbura, the largest city and former political capital, Gitega is the country's fourth largest city and formerRead more
royal capital of the Kingdom of Burundi until its abolition in 1966. In December 2018, former President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economic capital and centre of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, with all branches of government expected to move in over three years.
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Gitega is in Gitega, Burundi, about 26 km from Mwaro.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 64,904
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Burundi
- Region
- Gitega
- Timezone
- Africa/Bujumbura
- Coordinates
- -3.4271, 29.9246
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