The Mubarazi River ( French : Rivière Mubarazi ) is a river in Burundi, a major tributary of the Ruvubu River .
7-733: The Mubarazi River rises in Bujumbura Rural Province to the east of Rukina. It flows southeast, then northeast, then north into Muramvya Province to the west side of Muramvya , where it turns east around the north of the town. Just east of Muramvya it powers the Gikonge Hydroelectric Power Station . It continues southeast and then east to the border with Gitega Province , defining the Muramvya-Gitega border for some distance. It flows northeast through Gitega Province past Murongwe to join
14-483: Is April, with 18 °C (64 °F). Average annual rainfall is 1,149 millimetres (45.2 in). The wettest month is December, with an average of 175 millimetres (6.9 in) of precipitation , and the driest is July, with 1 millimetre (0.039 in) of precipitation. The catchment area of the upper section of the river is in the Mugamba natural region and Bututsi natural region , and includes tributaries such as
21-592: Is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi . Former President Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here. It surrounds the former national capital Bujumbura and its provincial capital is Isale . Bujumbura Rural Province is in the east of Burundi, to the east and north of Lake Tanganyika . In the northeast it borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To the north it borders Bubanza Province , to east it borders Muramvya Province and Mwaro Province , and to
28-465: The Ruvubu River . The surroundings of the lower Mubarazi are a mosaic of agricultural land and natural vegetation. The area is densely populated, with 369 inhabitants per square kilometer. Savannah climate prevails in the area. The average annual temperature in the area is 20 °C (68 °F). The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 22 °C (72 °F), and the coldest
35-805: The Karuyenzi and Kigezi rivers. It slopes steeply down the Congo-Nile ridge to the central plateau, where it slows down. Downstream it flows through the Kirimiro natural region . In its lower section it is joined by the Munyinya river. This region is heavily cultivated. An irrigation dam on the river contains the Mubarazi- Kaniga rice marshes, which cover about 130 hectares (320 acres) and can produce almost 1,000 tons of rice. In July 2016 Jean Bigirimana , an investigative journalist with Iwacu ,
42-579: The south it borders Bururi Province . It encloses Bujumbura Mairie Province around the northwest corner of Lake Tanganyika. In the west it is in the Imbo natural region . The center is in the Mumirwa natural region and the east in the Mugamba natural region . Bujumbura Rural Province administers nine communes: 3°22′44″S 29°25′36″E / 3.37889°S 29.42667°E / -3.37889; 29.42667 This Burundi location article
49-598: Was arrested by agents thought to be from the National Intelligence Agency and disappeared. In August that year, two bodies in advanced decomposition were found in the Mubarazi River near the place where Bigirimana went missing. However, his wife confirmed that neither was Bigirimana. In December 2019 heavy rains caused the Mubarazi River to break its banks and flood roads and crops. Bujumbura Rural Province Bujumbura Rural Province
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