Songa

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Songa
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Songa
Location in Burundi
Coordinates: 3°51′38.88″S29°43′10.52″E / 3.8608000°S 29.7195889°E / -3.8608000; 29.7195889 Coordinates: 3°51′38.88″S29°43′10.52″E / 3.8608000°S 29.7195889°E / -3.8608000; 29.7195889
CountryFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Province Bururi Province
Commune Commune of Songa
Elevation
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Time zone UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Songa is a Burundian town and colline , seat of the Commune of Songa, in Bururi Province. [1]

Burundi Country in Africa

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country amid the African Great Lakes region where East and Central Africa converge. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital is Gitega, having moved from Bujumbura in February 2019.

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Geography

The town is located on a plain in the central-eastern area of its municipality; and is crossed by the national road RN 16 and by the provincial road RP 403. It is 15 km far from Matana, 20 from Bururi and 103 from Bujumbura, the largest city and former capital. [2]

Plain Extensive flat region that generally does not vary much in elevation

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Personalities

Gilbert Tuhabonye is a Burundian long-distance runner, author, and motivational speaker. He was born in Songa, a town in the Commune of Songa, Burundi, where he survived a massacre during the Burundian Civil War. He moved to the United States and wrote a book about his survival. He is also married to Triphane and has two daughters named Emma and Grace.

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References

  1. Songa on Index Mundi
  2. Google. "Songa" (Map). Google Maps . Google.