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Rumonge Facts

Area	878.4 km²
Population	262,725
Male Population	132,544 (50.4%)
Female Population	130,181 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+1325.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+179.2%
Median Age	16.4 years (Male: 16.9, Female: 15.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$480 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-3.97360, 29.43860

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Rumonge Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	18,430	53,899	94,107	247,898	262,725	305,529	350,984
Population Density	21 / km²	61.4 / km²	107.1 / km²	282.2 / km²	299.1 / km²	347.8 / km²	399.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rumonge Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 179.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rumonge	+1325.5%	+387.4%	+179.2%
Bururi Province	—	—	—
Burundi	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rumonge Median Age

Median Age: 16.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rumonge	16.4 yrs	15.9 yrs	16.9 yrs
Bururi Province	17.7 yrs	18 yrs	17.5 yrs
Burundi	17.1 yrs	16.9 yrs	17.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Rumonge Population Density

Population Density: 299 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rumonge	262,725	878.4 km²	299 / km²
Bururi Province	431,656	1,598.5 km²	270 / km²
Burundi	11.2 million	26,825.9 km²	416 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rumonge Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Rumonge Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$944	$743	$698	$640	$613	$529	$470	$480
Total GDP	$48.3M	$40.9M	$51.3M	$59.2M	$83.4M	$88.7M	$94.4M	$113.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Rumonge CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rumonge	16,807 tn	0.06 tn	19.1 tons/km²
Bururi Province	26,937 tn	0.06 tn	16.9 tons/km²
Burundi	724,365 tn	0.06 tn	27 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Rumonge CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,807 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.06 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	19.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/21/15	1:19 PM	4.4	72.1 km	10,000 m	12km S of Gitega, Burundi	usgs.gov
7/12/14	10:02 PM	4.3	22.9 km	11,530 m	22km NW of Rumonge, Burundi	usgs.gov
9/18/13	1:12 AM	4	58.7 km	15,650 m	44km NW of Mwandiga, Tanzania	usgs.gov
3/10/13	3:00 AM	4.5	54.2 km	10,000 m	54km SW of Rumonge, Burundi	usgs.gov
5/12/12	8:26 AM	4.4	67.1 km	10,000 m	Lake Tanganyika region, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
4/3/11	4:37 AM	4.7	41.6 km	10,000 m	Burundi	usgs.gov
9/25/10	6:15 AM	3.8	70.7 km	10,000 m	Burundi	usgs.gov
11/3/08	9:48 PM	3.9	77.2 km	10,000 m	Lake Tanganyika region	usgs.gov
6/19/08	7:25 AM	4.7	71.4 km	10,000 m	Lake Tanganyika region	usgs.gov
7/3/06	6:05 PM	4.4	89 km	10,000 m	Burundi region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Rumonge

Rumonge is the capital of Rumonge Province, Burundi, and is located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. The 2008 census recorded a population of 35,931 in Rumonge, making it Burundi's fourth largest city. It had a big Arab (Sharji/Azri) presence before..

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