Commune of Vumbi

Commune of Vumbi
Commune
Country  Burundi
Province Kirundo Province
Administrative center Vumbi
Time zone Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Commune of Vumbi is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.[1] The capital lies at Vumbi. About 1500 Rwandan refugees were in Vumbi commune during the genocide.[2]

References

  1. United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1982). Sub-Saharan Africa report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. African chronicle: a fortnightly record on governance, economy, development, human rights, and environment. Published by C.P. Chacko on behalf of Asian News Chroniclers. 2005. p. 1809. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

Coordinates: 2°42′34″S 30°06′36″E / 2.70944°S 30.11000°E / -2.70944; 30.11000

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