Capital City |
Gitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital); note - in January 2019, the Burundian parliament voted to make Gitega the political capital of the country while Bujumbura would remain its economic capital; as of 2023, the government's move to Gitega remains incomplete |
Capital location |
3 25 S, 29 55 E |
Capital - history |
the naming origins for both Gitega and Bujumbura are obscure; Bujumbura's name prior to independence in 1962 was Usumbura |
Capital - time difference |
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |