Country Burundi Local time Tuesday 6:08 PM | Commune Commune of Bururi Province Bururi Province | |
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Time zone Central Africa Time (UTC+2) Weather 19°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Buta is a small town in the Commune of Bururi in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. It is located 106 km by road southeast of Bujumbura and 11.3 km by R.N.16 and R.N.17 southeast of Bururi. A ten-minute drive from Bururi, Buta is an important garrison town. On April 30, 1997, 44 Hutu and Tutsi seminarians were slaughtered at the minor seminary in Buta, most of whom were "Catholics of African origin: 8 from Rwanda, 6 from Congo, and 1 from Nigeria as well as the 4 from Burundi." 36 killed were seminary students and 8 killed were staff.
Map of Buta, Burundi
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