Rutovu is a small town and seat of the
Commune of Rutovu 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 ...
in southern
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 lies 37.1 kilometres by road to the northeast 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 ...
.
People
The first three presidents of Burundi were born in Rutovu.
Tourism
Rutovu receives some tourism due to nearby
Mount Kikizi,
known as the most distant source of the
White Nile
The White Nile ( ') is a river in Africa, the minor of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the larger being the Blue Nile. The name "White" comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale color.
In the stri ...
.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bururi Province
{{Burundi-geo-stub