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Mutsindozi River
The Mutsindozi River () is a river in southeastern Burundi, a tributary of the Malagarasi River. Course The Mutsindozi River forms to the north of Muyaga on the border between Makamba Province to the south and Rutana Province to the north. It flows east, defining this border, to its junction with the Malagarasi River on the border between Burundi and Tanzania. The river is in the Mosso-Malagarazi depression, which has forest galleries in wooded fringes along the watercourses. Environment The surroundings of the Mutsindozi River are mainly savannah forest. The area is quite densely populated, with 80 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016. The average annual temperature in the area is . The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is , and the coldest is April, with . Average annual rainfall is . The wettest month is March, with an average of of precipitation, and the driest is July, with of precipitation. Marshes The Mutsindozi-Malagarazi marsh subsystem is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubanza Province
Bubanza is one of the 18 Provinces of Burundi, provinces of Burundi. Location Bubanza is in the north-west of Burundi, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east. Cibitoke Province is to the north, Kayanza Province and Muramvya Province to the west and Bujumbura Rural Province to the south. The west of the province is in the Imbo natural region, the center in the Mumirwa natural region and parts of the east in the Mugamba natural region. Communes Bubanza is divided administratively into 5 communes: * Commune of Bubanza (Bubanza) * Commune of Gihanga (Gihanga) * Commune of Musigati (Musigati) * Commune of Mpanda (Mpanda, Mpanda, Mpanda) * Commune of Rugazi (Rugazi) References Sources * Bubanza Province, Provinces of Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malagarasi River
The Malagarasi River is a river in western Tanzania, flowing through Kigoma Region, although one of its tributaries comes from southeastern Burundi. The river also forms the western border of Tabora Region, the southern border of Kagera Region and the southwestern border of Geita Region. It is the second-longest river in Tanzania behind the Rufiji— Great Ruaha, and has the largest watershed of any river flowing into Lake Tanganyika. The Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands are a designated a Ramsar site. Local tribes have nicknamed the Malagarasi as "the river of bad spirits". Geography The Malagarasi is the second-longest river in Tanzania, at . The source of the river is near the Tanzania-Burundi border. The first of the river form the international boundary between Tanzania and Burundi. Several tributaries from the Burundi highlands join its right bank. After the confluence with the Lumpungu River, the Malagarasi enters Tanzania, makes a circle and empties into the eastern side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muyaga, Burundi
Muyaga is a village in the Commune of Kayogoro, Makamba Province in southern Burundi. Muyaga is in the east of Makamba Province, east of the town of Kayogoro, south of the headwaters of the Mutsindozi River The Mutsindozi River () is a river in southeastern Burundi, a tributary of the Malagarasi River. Course The Mutsindozi River forms to the north of Muyaga on the border between Makamba Province to the south and Rutana Province to the north. It f .... The Bujondi Health Center (CDS) is just north of the village. The CDS served a population of 12,535 as of 2019. References Sources * * {{refend Makamba Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makamba Province
Makamba Province is the southernmost province of Burundi. The province has a population of 430,899 (2008 census) and covers an area of 1,960 km. The provincial capital is Makamba. Makamba has six communes, many refugees have returned from Tanzania to this province, especially to the communes of Kayogoro, Nyanza lac, Mabanda and Vugizo. This causes a big problem, because there is not enough land for everybody. It is the most fertile province of Burundi. Location Makamba Province is the southernmost province of Burundi. It borders Lake Tanganyika to the west, and Tanzania to the south and east. Bururi Province and Rutana Province are to the north. The central part of Makamba Province is in the Buragane natural region. In the west, some areas are in the Imbo natural region or the Mumirwa natural region The Mumirwa region () is a natural region of Burundi. Background The Congo-Nile ridge is an immense steep slope with very rugged relief that forms the divide between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutana Province
Rutana Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. It contains the Kagera waterfalls, and the Nyakazu Fault. Location Rutana Province is in the southeast of Burundi and borders Tanzania to the east. Makamba Province is to the south, Bururi Province and Gitega Province to the west and Ruyigi Province to the north. The west of the province is in the Buragane natural region, the northwest in the Buyogoma natural region and the east in the Kumoso natural region. History Rutana Province was originally created on 26 September 1960 as part of national political and administrative reforms initiated by the Belgian colonial administration in Ruanda-Urundi. In 1962 Burundi became independent. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Burundi, new constitution reduced the number of provinces and Rutana was merged into Bururi Province and Ruyigi Province. Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Bukemba * Commune of Giharo * Commune of Gitanga * Commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SOSUMO
SOSUMO () is a company that grows and refines sugar in Burundi. Location The company operates in the Rutana Province in the southeast of Burundi. This is in the Moso natural region of Burundi. The area is fed by the Muyovozi River, Mutsindozi River and Maragarazi River on the border with Tanzania. The complex is fed by the Mutsindozi River. Creation The third five-year plan for economic and social development of Burundi, issued in the early 1970s, include the Moso sugar project to improve the economy of the southeast region. The project would also save foreign currency by avoiding the need to import sugar. The Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO) was created on 13 July 1982 as a Private Law Mixed Economy Company (SARL). The State of Burundi held 21,250 shares, and 100 shares each were held by the Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi (BRARUDI) and the Société Burundaise de Financement (SBF). SOSUMO was given a concession, about half of which was in marshy areas. Construction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moso Natural Region
The Natural regions of Burundi () are geographical subdivisions of Burundi that date to colonial times. They can be broadly grouped into the Plain zone in the west beside Lake Tanganyika and the East African Rift valley, the Congo-Nile ridge, the Central Plateaus and the Depressions to the north, east and south of the plateaus. Context Burundi is mostly between above sea level. The highest ridges reach and the lowest area is at beside Lake Tanganyika. It can be divided into four general topological zones: the Plain zone, holding the natural region of Imbo, with an altitude less than ; the Congo-Nile ridge including the Mumirwa and Mugamba natural regions; the Central Plateaus including Kirimiro, Buyogoma, Bututsi, Bweru and Buyenzi; and the Depressions of Moso in the east, Buragane in the south, and Bugesera in the north. Burundi may also be divided into five ecological zones: The first three are the same as the topological zones: the Imbo Plain, Congo-Nile Crest and Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Burundi
This list of rivers in Burundi is a partial list of the larger rivers, arranged by drainage basin, with tributaries indented under each parent stream's name. The coordinates given for each river are those of the mouth, if in Burundi, or of the last point in Burundi if the river flows into Rwanda or Tanzania. Lake Victoria Lake Victoria drains through the Victoria Nile, White Nile and Nile into the Mediterranean Sea. The Burundi portion of the Lake Victoria Basin drains via the Kagera River (), through its tributaries the Akanyaru River in the west, Lake Rweru in the north, and the Rurubu River in the center and east of Burundi. Akanyaru basin The Akanyaru River, which leaves Burundi at , defines the border between northern Burundi to the east and southern Rwanda to the west. It joins the Nyabarongo River in Rwanda, a tributary of the Kagera River. Right tributaries flowing from Burundi include: * Mwogere River * Kayava River * Buyongwe River * Ndurumu River * Nyavyamo Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
