Rutana is a town in southern

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...

. It lies west of Mount Kikizi, one of the highest

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

s in the nation. The Kagera Falls lie near the town. It is the capital of Rutana Province, one of the 18 provinces of

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Populated places in Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub