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Bujumbura

Bujumbura Mairie · Burundi
City population
769,317
#1
in Burundi
#717
worldwide
GitegaBujumbura
-3.382, 29.361 · 63 km from Gitega
City population
769,317
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Burundi
#1
of 14 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#717
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Burundi
5.3%
of the national population

About Bujumbura

Ranked 717th globally, the city holds 769,317 residents, accounting for 5.3% of Burundi's population. Located 63 km from the national capital Gitega, it is ringed by smaller centres: Gatumba 13 km away with 18,104 people, Mpanda at 24 km with 58,913, and Bubanza 34 km distant with 30,996 residents. The city sits at 807 m elevation.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Burundi
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Burundi
Region
Bujumbura Mairie
Distance to capital
63 km
to Gitega
Elevation
807 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Bujumbura
Coordinates
-3.382, 29.361
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 14 in Burundi

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

24KMMpanda59K people25KMUvira407K people · DR Congo34KMBubanza31K people59KMKayanza34K people61KMCibitoke37K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Bujumbura769K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Bujumbura compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Bujumbura769K

Bujumbura Population FAQ

What is the population of Bujumbura?

Bujumbura has a city population of 769,317. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Bujumbura?

Bujumbura is in Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi, 63 km from the capital, Gitega. Its coordinates are -3.382, 29.361.

How big is Bujumbura compared with other cities in Burundi?

It is the 1st largest of the 14 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Burundi, holding 5.3% of the national population.

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