Lake Gitamo Explained

Lake Gitamo
Other Name:French: Lac Gitamo
Location:Kirundo Province of Burundi
Coordinates:-2.5194°N 30.0542°W
Pushpin Map:Burundi

Lake Gitamo (French: '''Lac Gitamo''', -2.5194°N 30.0542°W), or Lake Nagitamo is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.

Location

Lake Gitamo is in the Commune of Bugabira.It empties into a marshy corridor that leads from Lake Rwihinda and Lake Narungazi to the Akanyaru River.It is south of Lake Gacamirindi, which also drains to the Akanyaru River. Ruhehe is to the north-northwest.Lake Gitamo covers .

Protection

Lake Gitama is protected as an "Integral Zone", where human presence will be phased out.Buffer zones, or belts of land at least wide, will be established around the zone.