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Explore Karonda in Burundi

Karonda in the region of Bururi is a town in Burundi - some 50 mi or ( 80 km ) South of Bujumbura , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Karonda is now 04:19 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Bujumbura " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tabora, Mwanza, Kigoma, Kigali, and Goma. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tabora . Where to go and what to see in Karonda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mutambara, Burundi

Mutambara is a city in southwest Burundi, in Bururi Province. It is sited on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, to the north of Nyanza Lac and southwest of Bururi.

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Located at -4.02 29.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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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 15 km away
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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 21 km away
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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 24 km away
Tags: Bururi Province, Provinces of Burundi

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