Nyakagezi River Explained

Nyakagezi River
Pushpin Map:Burundi
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Burundi
Mouth Location:Nyakagezi River
Mouth Coordinates:-3.0044°N 29.9333°W

The Nyakagezi River (fr|Rivière Nyakagezi) is a river in Burundi, a tributary of the Kinyankuru River.

Course

The Nyakagezi rises in the south of the Sankinyinya colline of the Commune of Gahombo, Kayanza Province, and flows east.The RP52 road runs parallel to the river, south of it and north of the Ruvubu River, which also flows east.To the north of the Nyamugari Colline of the Commune of Ruhororo the Nyakagezi turns northeast.It continues east through marshes to the Kinyankuru River.It enters the Kinyankuru to the south of Rimiro colline.The Kinyankuru is in turn a tributary of the Ruvubu River.

Environment

The surroundings of Nyakagezi are a mosaic of agricultural land and natural vegetation.The area is densely populated, with 442 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016.The average annual temperature in the area is .The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is, and the coldest is April, with .Average annual rainfall is .The wettest month is December, with an average of of precipitation, and the driest is July, with of precipitation.

Agriculture

As of 2014 there were two managed marshes on the Nyakagezi, one of divided between the Commune of Gashikanwa and the Commune of Ngozi, and the other of in the Commune of Ngozi.

See also