Matana is a
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 ...
an town and ''
colline'', seat of the
Commune of Matana, 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 ...
.
Geography
It is a mountain town is located at , and is crossed in the middle by the national highway RN7, that links
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 la ...
(94 km northwest), the largest city and former capital, to the town of
Rutana (49 km southeast). It is 15 km north of
Songa, 30 km north 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 the nearest places are the villages of
Rubanga and
Butwe.
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Religion
Matana is the seat of the homonym Anglican diocese, part of the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi.The Diocese of Matana
(Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is a Christian Full communion, communion consisting of the Church of England and other autocephalous national and regional churches in full communion. The archbishop of Canterbury in England acts as a focus of unity, ...
website)
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.comMatana at World Weather Online
Populated places in Bururi Province
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