Location & Surroundings
Bujumbura is a city in Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi with 769,317 inhabitants, at 807 m elevation. The national capital Gitega is 63 km to the east. The nearest airport is Bujumbura International Airport, 8 km away.
Also known as: Buyumbura · Бужумбура · 布琼布拉 · بوجومبورا · ブジュンブラ · Bużumbura
Overview
Bujumbura is former capital of Burundi — FR capitale économique du Burundi.
It is located in Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi.
Established in 1871-00-00.
The population is about 658,859 (2014).
It covers about 87 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 774 metre.
Also known as: Buja, Usumbura
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Basic Data
- Country Burundi
- Located in Bujumbura Mairie
- Area 87 square kilometre
- Type seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
- seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Geography
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Coordinates
3° 22' 55" S, 29° 21' 41" E
- Elevation DEM: 807 m
- Timezone Africa/Bujumbura
- Time Shift GMT 2 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 769,317
- Pop. Density 21,434 p/km²
- Built-up 29.4%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Franc (BIF)
- Phone Prefix +257
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 08:49
- Sunrise 05:42
- Sunset 17:55
- Day length 12 h 13 min
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Alternate Names
Weather in Bujumbura
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Bujumbura, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 21.2 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 1.3 m/s north-easterly wind. Next 24h: 21.2 to 26.9 C, max wind 1.7 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 774 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 21.2 | 1.3 | 45 | 59 | 1,012.9 | - / 0.00 | 79 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 24.8 | 0.3 | 66 | 47 | 1,016.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 2 | 90.6 | n/a |
| 12h | 26.9 | 1.7 | 153 | 44 | 1,009.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 56 | 774.4 | n/a |
| 18h | 23.7 | 0.9 | 55 | 54 | 1,011.9 | 0.01 / 0.01 | 70 | 186.8 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 22.0 | 0.9 | 71 | 58 | 1,011.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 70 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 23.1 | 1.6 | 56 | 56 | 1,015.5 | 0.06 / 0.06 | 94 | 38.4 | n/a |
| 36h | 27.6 | 1.6 | 149 | 41 | 1,009.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 47 | 645.5 | n/a |
| 42h | 23.6 | 0.7 | 112 | 54 | 1,011.0 | 0.02 / 0.02 | 4 | 176.7 | n/a |
| Thursday | 22.2 | 1.4 | 31 | 57 | 1,010.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 76 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 23.9 | 1.1 | 64 | 54 | 1,014.2 | 0.32 / 0.32 | 89 | 28.5 | n/a |
| 60h | 25.7 | 4.0 | 187 | 53 | 1,009.2 | 0.00 / 0.11 | 74 | 554.6 | n/a |
| 66h | 24.3 | 1.7 | 130 | 57 | 1,010.5 | 0.00 / 0.08 | 89 | 134.3 | n/a |
| Friday | 22.4 | 0.9 | 53 | 59 | 1,010.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website www.mairiebujumbura.gov.bi
- Commons category Bujumbura