Gitega
#956 in WorldBurundi
1 / 5
© Edouard mhgCC0
Population
133K
Coordinates
-3.4264, 29.9256
Category
cities
About
Gitega, formerly Kitega, is the political capital of Burundi. Located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly 62 kilometres (39 mi) east of Bujumbura, the largest city and former political capital, Gitega is the country's fourth largest city and former royal capital of the Kingdom of Burundi until its abolition in 1966.
More about Gitega
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gitega”, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read full article