Bujumbura: facts

At a glance

• Country: Burundi
• Region: Bujumbura Mairie
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 769,317
• Coordinates: 3.3819° S, 29.3614° E
• Time zone: Africa/Bujumbura (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Franc (BIF)
• Distance to the capital, Gitega: 63 km (39 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM): 8.0 km (5.0 mi), straight line
• Gitega Airport (GID): 61 km (38 mi), straight line
• Kamembe Airport (KME, Rwanda): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gatumba: 13 km (8 mi)
• Isale: 14 km (9 mi)
• Muzinda: 15 km (9 mi)
• Mpanda: 24 km (15 mi)
• Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo: 25 km (15 mi)