East Africa
Burundi
Bujumbura Mairie Province

Ntahangwa

Ntahangwa is a commune of in . It is named for the Ntahangwa River, which flows through the commune.
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  • Type: Town with 249,000 residents
  • Description: Commune in Burundi
  • Also known as: “Commune Ntahangwa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Intwari Stadium and Living Museum of Bujumbura.

Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in , Burundi. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 22,000 and is currently the biggest stadium in the country.

Zoo
The is a zoo and in . The museum is located in , the country's largest city and former capital, and is one of the country's two public museums. is situated 3½ km south of Ntahangwa.

Church
Photo: Edouard mhg, CC0.
The is Catholic church in the city of , the former capital of the African country of . It functions as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bujumbura that was created on November 25, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI through the bull Cum ad aptius. is situated 3½ km south of Ntahangwa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bujumbura and Commune of Buyenzi.

Photo: Edouard mhg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the former capital and largest city of . It is on the north-eastern shore of , the second deepest lake in the world after .

Suburb
Photo: Arthur Nkunzimana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a historic commune of in western . The district is known for its Swahili heritage and influence not just in Bujumbura but Burundi as a whole.

Ntahangwa

Latitude
-3.359° or 3° 21′ 33″ south
Longitude
29.3657° or 29° 21′ 56″ east
Population
249,000
Elevation
834 metres (2,736 feet)
Open location code
6G8FJ9R8+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5810460941
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
12237758
Wiki­data ID
Q55625581
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zulu—“Ntahangwa” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ntahangwa”
  • French: “Commune Ntahangwa”
  • French: “Ntahangwa”
  • Rundi: “Ikomine Ntahangwa”
  • Rundi: “Ntahangwa”
  • Spanish: “Comuna de Ntahangwa”
  • Spanish: “Ntahangwa”
  • Uzbek: “Ntahangwa (ummumiy)”
  • Uzbek: “Ntahangwa”
  • Zulu: “Ntahangwa Commune”
  • “Ntahangwa”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ntahangwa”. Photo: Arthur Nkunzimana, CC BY-SA 4.0.