Vumbi

Vumbi
Town
Vumbi

Location in Burundi

Coordinates: 2°41′55″S 30°6′15″E / 2.69861°S 30.10417°E / -2.69861; 30.10417Coordinates: 2°41′55″S 30°6′15″E / 2.69861°S 30.10417°E / -2.69861; 30.10417
Country  Burundi
Province Kirundo Province
Commune Commune of Vumbi
Time zone Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Vumbi is a town and seat of the Commune of Vumbi in Kirundo Province in northern Burundi. By road it is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Kirundo on RN 14.[1] During the genocide, the Minister of the Interior met at Vumbi in a meeting on August 7, 1996.[2]

References

  1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. Lemarchand, René (26 January 1996). Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide. Cambridge University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-521-56623-0. Retrieved 21 April 2012.


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