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==Geography==
Gitega is the capital of [[Gitega Province]], one of the eighteen [[provinces of Burundi]]. It is located in the center of the country, at roughly the same distance between the commercial capital, Bujumbura on [[Lake Tanganyika]] to the west, the [[Tanzania]]n border to the east—both at around {{convert|62|km|mi}}—and the [[Rwanda]]n border, about {{convert|72|km|mi}} to the north. It lies on a broad plateau surrounded by hills, a few kilometres southwest of the confluence of the [[Ruvyironza River|Ruvyironza]] and [[Rurubu River]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hughes |first1=R.H. |last2=Hughes |first2=J.S. |date=1992 |title=A Directory of African Wetlands |location=Cambridge, United Kingdom |publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature |page=97 |isbn=2-88032-949-3}}</ref> [[Ruvubu National Park]], the country's biggest, lies {{convert|26|km|mi}} to the east.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyticket.com/guide/712|title=Burundi：Country in the Heart of the African Great Lakes Region|date=26 June 2018|website=skyticket|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref>