Bujumbura

Coordinates: 3°23′00″S 29°22′00″E / -3.383333, 29.366667
Bujumbura, Burundi
Central Bujumbura, with Lake Tanganyika in the background
Bujumbura, Burundi
Province	Bujumbura-Ville
Population (1994)
- City	300,000
- Urban	300,000
	estimated
Time zone	CAT (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	none (UTC+1)

Bujumbura (pronounced /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbuːrə/) is the capital city of Burundi. Central Africa Time, or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda The city lies at the northeastern corner of Lake Tanganyika and, with an estimated population of 300,000 in 1994, is Burundi's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. Lake Tanganyika is a large Lake in central Africa (3° 20' to 8° 48' South and from 29° 5' to 31° 15' East Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Manufactures include textiles and soap. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. SOAP (see below for name and origins is a protocol for exchanging XML -based messages over Computer networks normally using Bujumbura is Burundi's main port and ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton, skins, and tin ore. CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Tin is a Chemical element with the symbol Sn (stannum and Atomic number 50

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Growth

Bujumbura grew from a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889. German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika was a German Colony in East Africa, including what is now Burundi, Rwanda and Tanganyika After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian Suzerainty from 1916 to 1924 a League of Nations Class B Mandate from 1924 to 1945 and then a UN trust territory The city's name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962. Since independence, Bujumbura has been the scene of frequent fighting between the country's two main ethnic groups, with Hutu militias opposing the Tutsi-dominated Burundi army. The The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa

The market in central Bujumbura.

The city center is a colonial town with a large market, the national stadium, a large mosque, and the cathedral for the Archdiocese of Bujumbura. Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information A national stadium is a Stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bujumbura { Latin: Buiumburaën(sis } is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province Museums in the city include the Burundi Museum of Life and the Burundi Geological Museum. The Burundi Museum of Life is a Museum of Burundi. It is located in the city of Gitega. The Burundi Geological Museum is a Museum of Burundi. It is located in the capital Bujumbura. Other nearby attractions include the Rusizi National Park, the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere (where David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley visited 14 days after their first historic meeting at Ujiji in Tanzania), and the source of the southernmost tributary of the Nile, described locally as the source of the Nile. The Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere in Burundi is 12 km south of the capital Bujumbura, overlooking Lake Tanganyika, and marks a location Dr David Livingstone (19 March 1813 &ndash 1 May 1873 was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical Missionary with the London Missionary Society Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands ( January 28 1841 &ndash May 10 1904) was a British journalist Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania almost due west from Zanzibar. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River

Ferries sail from Bujumbura to Kigoma in Tanzania, while the city is also home to the Bujumbura International Airport and the University of Bujumbura. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Kigoma is a town and lake port in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Aéroport international de Bujumbura is an Airport in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. The University of Bujumbura is located in Bujumbura, Burundi.

The city is also where a lot of the Disney movie George of the Jungle is supposed to take place (though the film's location bears very little resemblance to the real city). George of the Jungle is a Live-action romantic - family comedy film based on the characters from the original cartoon of the same