Kirundo is a city located in northern
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 is the capital city of
Kirundo Province
Kirundo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, in north of the country bordering Rwanda.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture, with a dispersed population and few sizable communities.
Before 1970 large parts of the province we ...
and seat of the
Commune of Kirundo
The Commune of Kirundo is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.
Location
The Commune of Kirundo has an area of and had a population of 93,110 as of the 2008 census.
Environment
The Rwihinda Lake Nature Reserve is in Kirundo commun ...
.
The city is served by
Kirundo Airport
Kirundo Airport is an airstrip serving the city of Kirundo, Burundi. The airstrip is north of Kirundo, on the north shore of Lake Rwihinda.
The Kigali VOR-DME (Ident: KNM) is located north of Kirundo. The Kirundo non-directional beacon (Ide ...
.
Populated places in Kirundo Province
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