Gitega

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Gitega is the political and administrative capital city of Burundi, located in the central part of the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
callingCode +257
capitalType administrative capital
political capital
climateClassification tropical savanna climate
country Burundi
countryCapitalSince 2019
currency Burundian franc
distanceToBujumbura_km approximately 62
drivingSide right
elevation_m approximately 1700
formerCapitalCityOf Kingdom of Burundi
linked to: Burundi
formerDeFactoCapital Bujumbura
governmentTypeAtCityLevel commune
hasCulturalInstitution National Museum of Gitega
Royal Drum Sanctuary of Gishora
hasFunction administrative center of Burundi
political center of Burundi
hasHigherEducationInstitution Université Polytechnique de Gitega
hasNationalInstitution Burundi National Archives
Burundi National Museum
hasRole seat of government of Burundi
seat of the Parliament of Burundi
seat of the President of Burundi
seat of the Senate of Burundi
seat of the Supreme Court of Burundi
hasTransport Gitega Airport
isCapitalOf Burundi
Gitega Province
isPartOf East African Community member state Burundi
linked to: Burundi
isSeatOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gitega
locatedInAdministrativeDivision Gitega Province
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInRegion central Burundi
locatedInSubregion East Africa
nearbyCity Bujumbura
officialLanguage English
French
Kirundi
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
populationEstimate over 40,000
religionMajority Christianity
replaced Bujumbura as capital of Burundi
timeZone Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2

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Burundi capital Gitega
President of Burundi seat Gitega
Senate of Burundi meetsIn Gitega
Mount Heha countryCapitalNearby Gitega (by national context, not immediate proximity)
linked to: Gitega