Musongati is a town in south-eastern
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
. It is near the border with
Tanzania though separated therefrom by lofty hills.
Location
Musongati is located in
Musongati Commune,
Rutana Province, approximately , by road, south-east of
Bujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late ...
, the financial capital and largest city in Burundi.
This is approximately , by road, south-east of
Gitega, the capital city of Burundi.
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 above sea level.
Overview
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).
Transport
It is on the route of the
proposed railway from Tanzania to the Burundi capital Gitega.
Therefore, there are unlimited contentions whether they should change the route since Musongati has Nickel deposit and has also numerous chutes of water.
See also
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Transport in Burundi
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Rwanda Standard Gauge Railway
The Rwanda Standard Gauge Railway is a railway system, under development, linking the country to the neighboring countries of Tanzania and Uganda. The system is expected to link, in the future, to Rwanda's two other neighbors, Burundi and the De ...
References
Populated places in Burundi
Rutana Province
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