Vyanda is a town and seat of the
Commune of Vyanda in
Bururi Province
Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Commune of Burambi, Burambi, Commune of Buyengero, Buyengero and Commune of Rumonge, Rumonge were t ...
in southern
Burundi
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...
. It has a population of 29,685 and by road it is located 34.9 kilometres southeast of
Bururi
Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province
Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Commune o ...
and 13.2 kilometres northeast of
Kigwena.
Overview
On 29 April 1972, a massacre took place here.
To the south is the 40 square kilometre
Vyanda Forest Nature Reserve, noted for its
miombo woodland habitat,
Zambezian flora and
Chimpanzee
The chimpanzee (; ''Pan troglodytes''), also simply known as the chimp, is a species of Hominidae, great ape native to the forests and savannahs of tropical Africa. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed one. When its close rel ...
s.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bururi Province
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