Capital city · Burundi · Africa
Gitega
Gitega · Burundi
City population
64,904
#2
in Burundi
#1
in Gitega
#8,880
worldwide
-3.427, 29.925
About Gitega
Gitega is the capital of Burundi, with a city population of 64,904. It is the 2nd largest of the 14 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Burundi, and the 8,880th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Gitega
Rank in region
#1of 3
Capital
National capital
Elevation
1,684 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Bujumbura
Coordinates
-3.427, 29.925
Record updated
2023-11-29
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 BurundiClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.