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Bujumbura, estimated population 300,000 ( 1994 ), is the Capital City of Burundi . The city lies at the north eastern corner of Lake Tanganyika , and is Burundi's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. Manufactures include Cement , Textiles , and Soap . Bujumbura is Burundi's main port and ships most of the country's chief export, Coffee , as well as Cotton , skins, and Tin ore. Bujumbura is located at 3°22'34" South, 29°21'36" East (-3.3761111, 29.36). {Link without Title} Bujumbura grew from a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889 . After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgian League Of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi . The city's name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962 . Since independence, Bujumbura has been the scene of frequent fighting between the country's two main ethnic groups, with Hutu militias opposing the Tutsi -dominated Burundi army. The city centre is a Colonial town with a large Market , the National Stadium , a large Mosque and a Cathedral . Museums in the city include the Burundi Museum Of Life and the Burundi Geological Museum . Other nearby attractions include the Rusizi National Park , a Rock at Mugere marking what claims to be the place where David Livingstone and Henry Stanley met (although the meeting is usually thought to have happened in Ujiji ) and the Source of the southernmost Tributary of the Nile , described locally as the Source Of The Nile . Ferries sail from Bujumbura to Kigoma in Tanzania , while the city is also home to an Airport and the University Of Bujumbura . |
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