Kiremba

Kiremba
Town
Kiremba Location in Burundi
Coordinates: 3°56′35″S29°40′30″E / 3.94306°S 29.67500°E / -3.94306; 29.67500
Country	Burundi
Province	Bururi Province
Commune	Commune of Bururi
Government
• Administrator	Cyriaque Nkezabahizi [1]
Area
• Total	243.43 km2 (93.99 sq mi)
Population
• Total	95.854
• Density	394/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Kiremba is a small town in the Commune of Bururi in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. By road it is located 7 kilometres southeast of Bururi and 4.3 kilometres northwest of Buta. ^[2] On April 30, 1997, the same day as the massacre at nearby Buta, the FDD killed Hutu and two Tutsi people in Kiremba, burning the local hospital and raping two women before killing them. ^[3] In 2004, the people were tested for epilepsy. ^[4] Kiremba has a Swedish Protestant School, although it is said to be more Anglican in its teachings. ^[5]

References

1. "President Pierre Nkurunziza: Officials in jail after Burundi leader is 'roughed up' in game". BBC News. March 2, 2018. Kiremba's administrator Cyriaque Nkezabahizi and his assistant, Michel Mutama, were imprisoned on Thursday, the news agency reports.
2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
3. Longman, Timothy Paul (1998). Proxy Targets: Civilians in the War in Burundi . Human Rights Watch. p.  83. ISBN   978-1-56432-179-4 . Retrieved 21 April 2012.
4. Nsengiyumva, G; Druet-Cabanac, M; Nzisabira, L; Preux, PM; Vergnenègre, A. "Economic evaluation of epilepsy in Kiremba (Burundi): a case-control study". Epilepsia. 45: 673–677. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.36303.x . PMID   15144433.
5. Tuhabonye, Gilbert; Brozek, Gary (22 May 2007). This Voice in My Heart: A Runner's Memoir of Genocide, Faith, and Forgiveness. Harper Collins. p. 219. ISBN   978-0-06-081753-4 . Retrieved 21 April 2012.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com