| Official Name: | Musongati |
| Pushpin Map: | Burundi |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burundi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Burundi |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rutana Province |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | -3.7981°N 30.2933°W |
| Elevation M: | 1524 |
Musongati is a town in south-eastern Burundi. It is near the border with Tanzania though separated therefrom by lofty hills.[1]
Musongati is located in Musongati Commune, Rutana Province, approximately 177km (110miles), by road, south-east of Bujumbura, the financial capital and largest city in Burundi.[2] This is approximately 78.5km (48.8miles), by road, south-east of Gitega, the capital city of Burundi.[3] The geographical coordinates of Musongati are 3°47'53.0"S, 30°17'36.0"E (Latitude:-3.798056; Longitude:30.293333). Musongati lies at an average elevation of 1524m (5,000feet) above sea level.[1]
Musongati is the location of significant deposits of platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold and iron. The minerals are development by Burundi Mining Metallurgy (BMM), a public-private-partnership company, co-owned by Kermas Corporation (91 percent) and by the Government of Burundi (9 percent).[4]
It is on the route of the proposed railway from Tanzania to the Burundi capital Gitega.[5] Therefore, there are unlimited contentions whether they should change the route since Musongati has Nickel deposit and has also numerous chutes of water.[4]