formerly Usumbura
City (pop., 2001: 346,000), capital of Burundi.
Lying on the northern end of Lake German East Africa , it was included in a Tutsi kingdom. When Burundi achieved independence in 1962, the city's name was changed to Bujumbura. Its industry specializes in textiles and agricultural products; most of Burundi's foreign trade is shipped between the capital and Kigoma, Tanzania.