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Muha River
The Muha River () is a river in Burundi that flows through the south of Bujumbura. There are many problems with flooding and erosion, aggravated by extraction of sand and gravel from the river for use in construction. Course The source of the Muha River is north of the Commune of Kanyosha in Bujumbura Rural Province at an altitude of . It flows east into Bujumbura Mairie Province and into the south of the city of Bujumbura through the Muha Commune to its mouth on Lake Tanganyika. The drainage basin covers . The course of the Muha is quite stable in its upper section. Around the elevation its bed becomes deeply embedded, with vertical banks about high. At the elevation the Muha flows in a bed about wide on each side with small meanders. The Gatoke ravine is on the right bank with a gabion at its entrance. The right bank at Gatoke was covered with stones in 2000, while the left bank was planted with old eucalyptus trees, although at the Muha camp some trees had recently be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In late December 2018, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow through on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economical capital and center 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 to Gitega within three years. History Bujumbura grew from a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889. After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgium, Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. The name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962. Since independence, Bujumbura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune Of Kanyosha
Kanyosha is a commune of Bujumbura Rural Province in Burundi. See also * Communes of Burundi The Provinces of Burundi, provinces of Burundi are subdivided into 119 commune (subnational entity), communes. The communes are further subdivided into Collines of Burundi, collines. Burundi’s provinces and communes were created on Christmas ... References {{Burundi-geo-stub Communes of Burundi Bujumbura Rural Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujumbura Rural Province
Bujumbura Rural Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. Former President Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here. It surrounds the former national capital Bujumbura and its provincial capital is Isale (commune), Isale. Location Bujumbura Rural Province is in the east of Burundi, to the east and north of Lake Tanganyika. In the northeast it borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To the north it borders Bubanza Province, to east it borders Muramvya Province and Mwaro Province, and to the south it borders Bururi Province. It encloses Bujumbura Mairie Province around the northwest corner of Lake Tanganyika. In the west it is in the Imbo natural region. The center is in the Mumirwa natural region and the east in the Mugamba natural region. Communes Bujumbura Rural Province administers nine communes: * Commune of Isale * Commune of Kabezi * Commune of Kanyosha * Commune of Mubimbi * Mugongo-Manga, Commune of Mugongomanga * Commune of Mukike * Commune of Mutambu * Commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujumbura Mairie Province
Bujumbura Mairie Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It consists entirely of the city of Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital. Location Bujumbura Mairie Province is in the west of Burundi. It borders Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika ( ; ) is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake. It is the world's List of lakes by volume, second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the List of lakes by depth, second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. ... to the west and is surrounded by Bujumbura Rural Province to the north, east and south. It is in the Imbo natural region apart from a small section of the east in the Mumirwa natural region. History It was created by splitting Bujumbura Province into Bujumbura Mairie Province and Bujumbura Rural Province. Administrative subdivisions The city of Bujumbura is divided into three communes (as of 2014), which are sub-divided into 13 neighborhoods (per Ministerial Order No. 530/1279 of 22 September 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muha Commune
Muha is a commune of Bujumbura Mairie Province in Burundi. See also * Communes of Burundi The Provinces of Burundi, provinces of Burundi are subdivided into 119 commune (subnational entity), communes. The communes are further subdivided into Collines of Burundi, collines. Burundi’s provinces and communes were created on Christmas ... References {{coord missing, Angola Communes of Burundi Bujumbura Mairie Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika ( ; ) is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake. It is the world's List of lakes by volume, second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the List of lakes by depth, second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. The lake is shared among four countries—Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC), Burundi, and Zambia—with Tanzania (46%) and the DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. It drains via the Lukuga River into the Congo River system, which ultimately discharges at Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo into the Atlantic Ocean. Geography Lake Tanganyika is situated within the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is confined by the mountainous walls of the valley. It is the largest rift lake in Africa and the second-largest freshwater lake by volume in the world. It is the deepest lake in Africa and holds the greatest volume of fresh water on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabion
A gabion (from Italian ''gabbione'' meaning "big cage"; from Italian ''gabbia'' and Latin ''cavea'' meaning "cage") is a cage, cylinder or box filled with rocks, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil for use in civil engineering, road building, military applications and landscaping. For erosion control, caged riprap is used. For dams or in foundation construction, cylindrical metal structures are used. In a military context, earth- or sand-filled gabions are used to protect sappers, infantry, and artillerymen from enemy fire. Leonardo da Vinci designed a type of gabion called a ''Corbeille Leonard'' ("Leonard basket") for the foundations of the San Marco Castle in Milan. Civil engineering The most common civil engineering use of gabions was refined and patented by Gaetano Maccaferri in the late 19th century in Sacerno, Emilia Romagna and used to stabilize shorelines, stream banks or slopes against erosion. Other uses include retaining walls, noise barriers, temporary fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burundian Office Of Urban Planning, Housing And Construction
The Burundi Office of Urbanism, Housing and Construction (), or OBUHA, is a government agency based in Gitega, Burundi that is responsible for managing the development of urban housing. Creation OBUHA was created by presidential decree no 100/079 of 24 May 2019, which described its creation, missions, organization and functions. It is a legal entity with its own assets and financial autonomy, supervised by the Minister responsible for Urban Planning and Housing. OBUHA was formed by merging: * (Directorate General of Urbanism and Habitat: DGUH) * (National Laboratory of Buildings and Public Works: LNBTP) * (General Directorate of Construction: DGB) * (Municipal Technical Services Department: SETEMU) * (Supervision of Social Constructions and Land Development: ECOSAT) * (Public Real Estate Company: SIP) Roles OBUHA functions include: * Acquire and subdivide building spaces, and promote production of serviced plots * Identify sites for infrastructure, and facilitate connection of wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanyosha River
The Kanyosha River () is a river in Burundi that flows through the south of Bujumbura. Erosion of the banks is a constant issue in the urban areas it passes through. Course The Kanyosha River rises in central Bujumbura Rural Province and flows west past Buhonga to enter the south of Bujumbura Mairie Province, where it flows through the Commune of Muha and Commune of Kanyosha to its mouth on Lake Tanganyika. Elevations in the watershed vary from . Landslides occur in about 3% of the area. Maintenance In 2020 Burundian Office of Urban Planning, Housing and Construction (OBUHA) banned commercial dredging of the Kanyosha, Muha, Ntahangwa, Mutimbuzi and other rivers of Bujumbura, since only OBUHA had the proper equipment for mechanical dredging, and manual dredging could not handle large rocks in the river bed. However, given lack of funding and the risk of floods, the agency soon allowed the cooperatives that did manual dredging to resume work. The cooperatives would pay OBUHA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntahangwa River
The Ntahangwa River is a river in Burundi that flows through the city of Bujumbura.. Course The river forms in the east of Bujumbura Rural Province and flows in a generally east–west direction into Bujumbura Mairie Province and the city of Bujumbura, where it enters Lake Tanganyika. Environment The area around the river is very densely populated, with 1,956 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016. Savannah climate prevails in the area. The average annual temperature in the area is . The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is , and the coldest is January, with . Average annual rainfall is . The wettest month is December, with an average of of precipitation, and the driest is July, with of precipitation. Issues and events In 1983 and 1986 the Ntahangwa River flooded the northwest of Bujumbura. Houses were destroyed in the Buyenzi quarter, and damage was done to the stocks of SEP, COGERCO, RAFINA and the Port of Bujumbura. The Ntahangwa River is the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutimbuzi River
The Mutimbuzi River () is a river in Bujumbura Rural Province, Burundi. Watershed The Mutimbuzi River watershed is north of the city of Bujumbura between 3°12’00" and 3°24’30" South latitude and 29°19’00" and 29°34’00" East longitude. Although the Mutimbuzi River is a tributary of Lake Tanganyika, it drains part of the Ruzizi plain. The watershed includes parts of three ecoclimatic regions: the Imbo plain, the Mumirwa foothills and the Congo-Nile ridge. Altitudes range from . The upper watershed is in a mountainous massif with steep slopes. Lower down it is in the Mumirwa foothills. The downstream part in the Imbo Plain has V-shaped valley with low slopes, and is most exposed to the risk of flooding. Average temperatures range from over in the Imbo Plain to on the Congo-Nile ridge. Average annual rainfall ranges from in the Imbo plain to on the Congo-Nile ridge. The rainy season generally extends from October to May and the dry season goes from June to Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
