Kiremba | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Burundi |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burundi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type2: | Commune |
Subdivision Name2: | Commune of Bururi |
Leader Title: | Administrator |
Leader Name: | Cyriaque Nkezabahizi[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 243.43 |
Population Total: | 95.854 |
Population Density Km2: | 394 (2005) |
Timezone: | Central Africa Time |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -3.9431°N 29.675°W |
Kiremba is a small town in the Commune of Bururi in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. By road it is located 7 kilometres southeast of Bururi and 4.3 kilometres northwest of Buta.[2] On April 30, 1997, the same day as the massacre at nearby Buta, the FDD killed Hutu and two Tutsi people in Kiremba, burning the local hospital and raping two women before killing them.[3] In 2004, the people were tested for epilepsy.[4] Kiremba has a Swedish Protestant School, although it is said to be more Anglican in its teachings.[5]