Coordinates: 4°6′14″S 29°36′29″E / 4.10389°S 29.60806°E / -4.10389; 29.60806

Vyanda

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Vyanda
Town
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CountryFile:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi
ProvinceBururi Province
CommuneCommune of Vyanda
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Vyanda is a town and seat of the Commune of Vyanda in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. It has a population of 29,685 and by road it is located 34.9 kilometres southeast of Bururi and 13.2 kilometres northeast of Kigwena.[1]

Overview

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On 29 April 1972, a massacre took place here.[2]

To the south is the 40 square kilometre Vyanda Forest Nature Reserve, noted for its miombo woodland habitat, Zambezian flora and Chimpanzees.[3][4]

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