Bujumbura - Bujumbura (English spelling)

Japanese: ブジュンブラ - ぶじゅんぶら(英語表記)Bujumbura
Bujumbura - Bujumbura (English spelling)

The largest city in Burundi, central Africa. Located on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. Population 321,000 (1999 estimate). It was the capital until December 2018, when it was moved to Gitega (some institutions remain in Bujumbura). It is home to industries such as coffee and cotton processing, beer, cement, soap, and shoes. It is connected to Kigoma in Tanzania by lake transport, and is economically connected to Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean coast through Kigoma. It also has strong economic ties with the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), and a considerable number of its residents are Zairians. It was built in the 1880s as a German military garrison, and was formerly called Usumbra. It is a modern city with plenty of greenery, and is also known as a lakeside tourist destination. It is home to the University of Bujumbura and an international airport.

[Ken Akasaka]

[References] | Lake Tanganyika | Burundi

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アフリカ中央部、ブルンジ最大の都市。タンガニーカ湖の北東岸に位置する。人口32万1000(1999推計)。2018年12月ギテガGitegaに遷都されるまで首都であった(一部機関はブジュンブラに残る)。コーヒー、ワタなどの農産物の加工や、ビール、セメント、せっけん、靴などの工業が立地する。湖上交通によってタンザニアのキゴマと結ばれ、そこを中継地としてインド洋岸のダルエス・サラームと経済的に連結している。コンゴ民主共和国(旧、ザイール)との経済的結び付きも強く、住民にはかなりの数のザイール人を含む。1880年代にドイツの軍隊の駐屯地として建設され、かつてはウスンブラと称した。緑が豊富な近代都市で、湖畔の観光地としても知られる。ブジュンブラ大学、国際空港がある。

[赤阪 賢]

[参照項目] | タンガニーカ湖 | ブルンジ

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