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Gihoro in the region of Bururi is a town located in Burundi - some 38 mi or ( 61 km ) South-East of Bujumbura , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gihoro is now 12:18 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Bujumbura " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabora, Mwanza, Kigoma, Kigali, and Goma. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabora . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gihoro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ruzunga

Ruzunga is a town in the Bururi Province of Burundi.

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Located at -3.86 29.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bururi Province, Populated places in Burundi

Bururi Province

Bururi is one of the seventeen provinces of Burundi. It is also the largest. It includes the city of Bururi, the provincial capital, and the city of Rumonge which sits on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Bururi Province is home to the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve, a remnant afro-montane tropical forest, as well as the Rumonge Nature Reserve, a semi-deciduous forest, and Kigwena Nature Reserve, a lowland tropical forest.

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Located at -3.90 29.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Bururi Province, Provinces of Burundi

Bururi

Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province and has around 20.000 inhabitants in 2007. On 29 April 1972 a massacre took place here. Local Hutu gendarmes in Bururi drove out military and civil government control of the Tutsi military regime of Micombero. A republic was declared, and a week later suppressed by Burundian troops. Subsequent government reprisals against Hutu intelligentsia has been referred to as a 'partial genocide'.

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Located at -3.95 29.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Bururi Province

Rumonge

Rumonge is a city in Bururi Province, Burundi, by Lake Tanganyika. It had a big Arab (Sharji/Azri) presence before Burundi's independence in 1962.

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Located at -3.97 29.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Bururi Province

Mugamba

Mugamba is a town and natural regions of Burundi. The Rugo (or traditional Burundian house) of Mugamba Commune is located in the Bururi Province of Burundi.

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Located at -3.67 29.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Burundi, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, Natural regions, Populated places in Bururi Province

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