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Gitega
| Coordinates: 3°26′S 29°54′E / 3.433°S 29.900°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Province | Gitega Province |
| Area | |
| • Capital city | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,504 m (4,934 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Capital city | 135,467 |
| • Density | 5,454/km2 (14,130/sq mi) |
Gitega is the capital of Burundi.[2] It is also the second-largest city.[3] Gitega is east of Burundi's largest city, Bujumbura. It is also the capital and largest city of Gitega Province.
History
On 29 April 1972, the king Ntare V was killed in Gitega.
In March 2007, President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza said that Burundi was going to bring back its capital to Gitega, saying that it is a better location for a capital than Bujumbura.[4]
References
- ↑ "Institute de statistiques et d'etudes economiques du burundi, (Annuaires Statistiques 2016, p 23)". http://www.isteebu.bi/index.php/publications/annuaires-statistiques.
- ↑ "Burundi names Gitega as new capital". theeastafrican. 22 December 2018. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/Burundi-names-Gitega-as-new-capital/4552908-4906718-ckc120/index.html. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ "Biggest Cities In Burundi". 24 December 2018. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-biggest-cities-in-burundi.html.
- ↑ "Gitega Soon to Become the Capital of Burundi", AllAfrica.com, 27 March 2007, http://allafrica.com/stories/200703270775.html, retrieved 15 February 2010
Coordinates: 03°26′S 29°54′E / 3.433°S 29.900°E
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