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Vyanda

Vyanda
Town
Vyanda is located in Burundi
Vyanda
Vyanda
Location in Burundi
Coordinates: 4°6′14″S 29°36′29″E / 4.10389°S 29.60806°E / -4.10389; 29.60806
Country 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

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]

References

  1. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique (27 October 2010). Burundi 2011. Petit Futé. p. 270. ISBN 978-2-7469-2926-5. Retrieved 21 April 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Wells, Michael; Brandon, Katrina; Hannah, Lee Jay (1 January 1992). People and parks: linking protected area management with local communities. World Bank. p. 0. ISBN 978-0-8213-2053-2. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. ^ Caldecott, Julian Oliver; Miles, Lera (1 November 2005). World Atlas of Great Apes And Their Conservation. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, University of California Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-520-24633-1. Retrieved 21 April 2012.


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