Commune of Bugarama explained

Commune of Bugarama
Settlement Type:Commune
Mapsize:300px
Mapsize1:150px
Pushpin Map:Burundi
Pushpin Relief:y
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Burundi
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Administrative center
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central Africa Time
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-3.7078°N 29.351°W

Bugarama is a commune of Rumonge Province in Burundi. [1] [2] The seat lies at Bugarama.

2020 attack

See main article: 2020 Bugarama attack. Between August 23 and 24, 2020, militants from RED-Tabara attacked the city of Bugarama, Burundi, resulting in the death of eleven civilians and five militants. Several RED-Tabara militants, including the commander of the Bugarama attack, were arrested in Rwanda on September 29. They claimed that the Bugarama attack was against Burundian forces and Imbonerakure.[3]

Flooding

In December 2023 heavy rains flooded hundreds of hectares of crop fields and caused landslides in the communes of Bugarama and Muhuta.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burundi: Administrative Division. citypopulation. 4 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Bugarama. google maps. 4 June 2018.
  3. Web site: October 5, 2020 . REGIONAL VERIFICATION MECHANISM (EJVM) STARTS INVESTIGATIONS ON BURUNDIAN COMBATANTS CAPTURED IN RWANDA . April 11, 2024 . Rwandan Ministry of Defense.